Blue-collar workers are frontliners too.
Duterte also recalled that the former senator had tweeted he wanted to hit him on his nape for asking his critics about their contributions or “ambag” as the nation battles the novel coronavirus pandemic despite being granted emergency powers.“Puro porma, puro hambog, puro hamon at batukan mo raw ako? Sabihin ko sa driver ko, sampalin ka. Ang driver ko na ang utusan ko, hanggang diyan ka lang. Ang tingin ko sa iyo, ka-level mo driver, ulol,” Duterte continued.
Some of these workers are employed in agriculture, manufacturing businesses, construction, mining and maintenance, among others. Their work usually involves hard manual labor. A Filipino recalled how Duterte had built a “pro-poor” image of himself during the campaign period of the 2016 national elections and compared it to the latter’s recent remarks about blue-collar workers.
“Janitor to Chel Diokno ngayon Driver to former Sen. Trillanes. Duterte sold the idea na ‘maka Masa’ but he looks so LOW on these people ,” heOthers couldn’t help but recall Duterte’s previous remarks against human rights lawyerThe president insulted Diokno’s appearance and manner of speech and likened him to a janitor.
“In his attempt lambast Chel Diokno, Duterte exposed how lowly he thought of ‘janitors.’ This time, Duterte tells Trillanes that Trillanes is only the level of a ‘driver.’ Only a hypocrite praises frontliners for their heroism yet downgrade their jobs in front of the public,” a sociology teacher from UP Diliman
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