‘Strongest typhoon, weakest government:’ #NasaanAngPangulo trends on Twitter

Where in the world is President Duterte?

Many netizens are wondering about the whereabouts of the President as super typhoon Rolly lashed across the country.

They used the #NasaanAngPangulo hashtag to voice their concern about the President on Twitter while the nation faces the strongest typhoon this year. Shortly after, the hashtag landed as the top trending topic on Twitter Sunday.

Some Twitter users criticized the alleged weak and incompetent government in the face of the typhoon. Others commented that the country’s leader should be in the front lines in times of calamities.

@micoblanko wrote: “We got the strongest typhoon and the weakest government…#NasaanAngPangulo.”

https://twitter.com/micoblanko/status/1322707022928781312

@imkerwinking commented: “Leaders in times of trouble should be in front of the battlefield. Nation first before anything else. But what do we expect from Duterte? #NasaanAngPangulo? He’s probably planning to just “sampalin ko yang typhoon Rolly na yan”. The marginalized will be most impacted. Tanginaaa.”

Leaders in times of trouble should be in front of the battlefield. Nation first before anything else. But what do we expect from Duterte? #NasaanAngPangulo? He’s probably planning to just “sampalin ko yang typhoon Rolly na yan”. The marginalized will be most impacted. Tanginaaaa

— Kerwin King (@imkerwinking) November 1, 2020

@boombero tweeted: “The Philippines is bracing for the strongest typhoon in 2020 and yet we haven’t heard any public address yet from the president. #RollyPH #NasaanAngPangulo.”

The Philippines is bracing for the strongest typhoon in 2020 and yet we haven't heard any public address yet from the president.#RollyPH #NasaanAngPangulo

— Makibao (@boombero) October 31, 2020

Other netizens mocked the President’s absence during the calamity, suspecting he is allegedly sleeping inside his kulambo.

@rachelsabando commented: “Andito na si #RollyPH pero #NasaanAngPangulo Previous admin planned ahead for Yolanda, but the current one is just about to meet today (hours after the landfall).”

Andito na si #RollyPH pero #NasaanAngPangulo

Previous admin planned ahead for Yolanda, but the current one is just about to meet today (hours after the landfall). pic.twitter.com/0WkFHZWez2

— ber (@rachelsabando) November 1, 2020

@dearzeggie tweeted: “True Philippine Ghost Story: Your country is facing a national calamity. Your President is miles away safe in his kulambo. #NasaanAngPangulo.

True Philippine Ghost Story:

Your country is facing a national calamity. Your President is miles away safe in his kulambo. #NasaanAngPangulo pic.twitter.com/YVHwNS5XDl

— Z.D. Cruz (@dearzeggie) November 1, 2020

@ako_si_yan said: “Perfect combination for catastrophe: Worst calamities + weakest government + incompetent president #NasaanAngPangulo? Wala. Tulog. May sakit. Nag-Netflix and chill!”

Perfect combination for catastrophe:

Worst calamities + weakest government + incompetent president#NasaanAngPangulo? Wala. Tulog. May sakit. Nag-Netflix and chill! pic.twitter.com/QvCQcNf5tN

— Yan® (@Ako_Si_Yan) November 1, 2020

Check out the other tweets from netizens looking for the President.

We are a country in shambles, crippled by a pandemic, divided by propaganda and fanaticism, saddled by a bad economy, burdened by debt, and now ravaged by a typhoon all in one year. And in this worst year, we have a clown who appears on Mondays or Tuesdays. #NasaanAngPangulo

— philippeshernandez (@pjshernandez90) November 1, 2020

https://twitter.com/JedMabilog/status/1322742061771214848

I can't believe there are people who are actually defending the missing Digidigs. And their reasoning is so convoluted it's almost funny. #NasaanAngPangulo

— Bart Guingona (@guingonabart) November 1, 2020

ofc we'll be looking for the president despite the fact that there are agencies responsible for this type of situation bcs this is not something a single agency could handle. he is our leader, and this is a public matter #NasaanAngPangulo

— haelle (@ultscravity) November 1, 2020

The super typhoon already had its landfall and we still haven't heard anything from Duterte. What's new? This is just another way of him saying "BAHALA KAYO DIYAN." #NasaanAngPangulo

— Averil #OustDuterte (@TheAveengers) November 1, 2020

https://twitter.com/tagapagsulat/status/1322776379532832768

Strongest Typhoon and the weakest government. That’s what we have now. #NasaanAngPangulo

— Roel Libunao (@RoelLibunao) November 1, 2020

https://twitter.com/raquel_lanon/status/1322786213598654464

You are the captain of the ship, you are expected to maneuver its course, sadly you aren’t there. #NasaanAngPangulo

— Klarizze Nieto (@Klarizxn) November 1, 2020

https://twitter.com/buenvenidaJ/status/1322785927647776768

https://twitter.com/KennethDugayLPT/status/1322718624382025728

Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)