Phantom Maelstrom

Francine Prieto

Manila, Philippines - The Filipina actress Francine Prieto got into a flame war with other microbloggers (Twitters to be specific) because of a comment she made about not wanting to date the Philippine President - President Benigno Aquino III.

According to the news release by ABS-CBNNews.com, Blogger Professional Heckler first asked Prieto via Twitter if she would go on a date with the President. She replied: "Ayoko sa panot (I don't like bald men)."

Her post immediately went viral, with some people branding her a loose woman and saying Aquino would not like her either.

Prieto singled out 2 Twitter users - Peter Katigbak (@StPeterski), and the fake Dionisia Pacquiao (@OfacialDionisia) - for posting the most vicious attacks.

The twit that initiated the flames.

"Malapit na akong umalis sa Twitter. Parami ng parami ang mga bastos at demonyo dito. Di na 'to masaya (I'm close to leaving Twitter. More and more rude and demons are coming here. This is no longer fun)," Prieto said.


"Bumabalik lang sayo ang kawalan mo ng modo sa paglapastangan sa Pangulo. Ikaw ang nag umpisa! (Your lack of manners of insulting the President is just coming back at you. You started it!)," Katigbak responded.


Professional Heckler (@HecklerForever) advised Prieto to ignore the people's postings of bad things about her, and use Twitter's "block" button to filter their remarks.

Katigbak later apologized to Prieto after the actress made a series of angry posts about him and other people who were supposedly badmouthing her.

Prieto said the two (Katigbak and the fake Dionisia), as well as the other people speaking against her, should be ashamed of themselves.

"I deleted my first Twitter account dahil nilabas ko ang saloobin ko sa dami kong problema... ngayon naman sobra na ang mga bastos, mahaba ang pasensya ko wag mo lang akong babastusin dahil kaya ko rin maging bastos (I deleted my first Twitter account because I pour out all my emotions due to so many problems... and now, these rude people have gone too far, I am very patient but do not insult me because I also know how to be rude)," she said.

In Katigbak's last post, he said, "Wag naman po sana nyo hayaan na gamitin ako para pagusapan [ulit si Prieto sa] Showbiz (Don't allow Prieto to use me so that Prieto can become the talk of Showbiz again)."

At 6:00 pm, December 15, 2011, Professional Heckler tweeted that he was sorry for having asked Prieto his question. "I didn't expect this to happen," he said.

Other Francine Prieto posts

Well, it's just goes to say that like everybody else, Francine Prieto is also human, who also gets hurt and also knows how to get angry. I have quoted some of her posts starting with the most recent to the latest. See below:

BAKIT AKO MAGSOSORRY?!? WALA AKONG SINABING MALI. YUNG MGA NAMBASTOS SAKEN ANG DAPAT MAGAPOLOGIZE SAKEN (eng: WHY SHOULD I BE SORRY?!? I HAVE NOT SAID ANYTHING WRONG. THOSE WHO WERE RUDE TO ME SHOULD BE THE ONES TO APOLOGIZE)

now ko lang narealize ang dami palang abnoy dito sa twitterverse: wawa naman si block button gamit na gamit! (eng: I just realized that there are too many abnormal people here in the twitterverse: poor block button it's often used!)

Lastly, sa mga may paratang na WALA AKONG UTANG NA LOOB kay kris aquino. di ko inaway si kris o ang pangulo. masama lang kayo magisip. (eng: Lastly, to those who claimed that I'M UNGRATEFUL to kris aquino. I didn't made a fight with kris or the president. You are just negative thinkers.)

sa lahat naman ng nagbigay ng suporta at pagrespecto saken, maraming salamat! sobrang na-appreciate ko ang lawak ng inyong kaisipan. *hugs* (eng: And to those who gave their support and respect towards me, many thanks! I very much appreciate your wide thinking.)

sa lahat ng nanghamak saken yesterday & kanina, next time siguraduhin ninyo na tama ang sinasabi ninyo. i forgave u. merry christmas! (eng: To those who humiliated me yesterday & earlier, next time make sure what you say are correct. I forgave you. Merry Christmas!)

AT LALONG LALO NA SA MGA TUMATANGKILIK DIYAN SA FAKE DIONISIA ACCOUNT NA YAN. (eng: AND MOST ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO ARE BACKING THE FAKE DIONISIA ACCOUNT.)

MAHIYA KA PETER KATIGBAK!!! AT SA LAHAT NG NAMBASTOS SAKEN MULA PA KAHAPON!!! http://pic.twitter.com/ztpYmCDS (eng: YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED PETER KATIGBAK!!! ALONG WITH THOSE WHO INSULTED ME SINCE YESTERDAY!!!)

LALO KA NA PETER KATIGBAK @stpeterski ANG KAPAL NG MUKHA MO! SUMINGHOT KA NG SABON PARA LUMINIS YANG UTAK MO. AT MAGARAL KA NG GMRC!!!! (eng: MOST ESPECIALLY YOU PETER KATIGBAK @stpeterski YOU HAVE A THICK FACE! SMELL SOME SOAP SO YOUR BRAIN BECOMES CLEAN. AND STUDY GMRC!!!!)

DAHIL AYOKO SA PANOT KUNG ANU ANONG KABASTUSAN ITUTWEET NINYO SAKEN?! MGA LALAKI PA MAN DIN DAPAT SA INYO PINAABORT KAYO NG MGA NANAY NINYO! (eng: BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE BALD WHATEVER SORT OF VULGARITY YOU WERE TWEETING ME?! YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO BE MEN HOW I WISH YOU WERE ABORTED BY YOUR MOTHERS!)

BINASTOS AKO NG MGA LALAKI KUNG ANU ANO ANG PARATANG SAKEN POKPOK, LAOS DAHIL LANG SA PAGSAGOT KO NA AYOKO SI PNOY MAKADATE DAHIL PANOT. (eng: I WAS INSULTED BY MEN THEY ARE THROWING ALLEGATIONS LIKE WHORE, OBSOLETE JUST BECAUSE OF MY ANSWER THAT I DON'T WANT TO DATE PNOY BECAUSE HE'S BALD.

MGA UTAK TALANGKA!!!!! (eng: CRAB BRAINED!!!!!)

TANGINA NINYONG MGA BASTOS NA MGA LALAKI!!!! MAKAKARMA KAYONG MGA DICKHEADS!!!!!! (eng: SON OF A BITCH YOU MEN!!!! YOU WILL GET BAD KARMA YOU DICKHEADS!!!!!!)

...DAPAT SA'YO WAG KA NG MAGPADAMI NG LAHI DAHIL DADAMI ANG MGA WALANG MODO AT BASTOS NA KAGAYO NINYO!!! ASSHOLES!!!!! (eng: ...IT'S BETTER FOR YOU NOT TO REPRODUCE BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE MANY ILL-MANNERED AND RUDE PEOPLE LIKE YOU!!! ASSHOLES!!!!!)

KELAN KO BA SINABING SIKAT AKO?!! TANGINA WALA AKONG PAKIALAM KUNG LAOS AKO AT LEAST MAY FUTURE PA RIN AKO IKAW WALA KANG GALANG SA BABAE.... (eng: WHEN DID I SAY I AM POPULAR?!! SON OF BITCH, I DON'T CARE IF I AM OBSOLETE AT LEAST I HAVE A FUTURE WHILE YOU DON'T HAVE RESPECT ON WOMEN....)

TANGINA!!!! NANGIGIGIL AKO SA GALIT! UMIIYAK AKO DAHIL SA MGA BASTOS NA YAN!!!!! DAPAT SA INYO BINABALATAN NG BUHAY!!! (eng: SON OF A BITCH!!!! I'M BURNING WITH RAGE! I'M CRYING BECAUSE OF THESE RUDE PEOPLE!!!!! YOU GUYS SHOULD BE SKINNED ALIVE!!!)

YAN ANG PROBLEMA SA IBA MAHINA KOKOTE DI MAKAINTINDI NG INTELLIGENT HUMOR!!! (eng: THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THOSE PEOPLE WITH WEAK MINDS THEY COULDN'T UNDERSTAND INTELLIGENT HUMOR!!!)

@StPeterski KALALAKI MONG TAO BASTOS KA!!!!! MAY SAINT PA YANG TWITTER NAME MO DEMONYO KA NAMAN!!!! (eng: @peterski YOU ARE SUCH A BIG MAN BUT YOU'RE RUDE!!!!! YOUR TWITTER NAME HAS A SAINT BUT YOU'RE A DEMON!!!!)

YUNG LANGAW DAW DUMAPO LANG SA KALABAW FEELING SUPERIOR NA YAN ANG SAKIT NG IBANG PINOYS NA NASA ABROAD. (eng: A FLY WHO LANDED ON TOP OF A CARABAO ALREADY FEELS SUPERIOR THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH SOME FILIPINOS ABROAD.)

@Stpeterski: I should not step down sa level ng isang laos na bold star. My apology. I regret it. ~TARANTADO! IKAW ANG WALANG MODO!!!! (eng: @stpeterski: I should not step down to the level of a fading bold star. My apology. I regret it. ~ROWDY! YOU ARE THE ONE WHO HAVE NO MANNERS!!!!)

dickheads!

BAKA PANOT KA DIN KAYA AFFECTED KA. (eng: MAYBE YOU'RE ALSO BALD THAT'S WHY YOU'RE AFFECTED.)

@StPeterski PAGLALAPASTANGAN BA ANG PAGSASABI NG TOTOO? YUN ANG PREFERENCE KO AYOKO SA PANOT. MASYADONG MAKITID UTAK MO. (eng: IS SAYING WHAT IS TRUE AN INSULT? THAT'S MY PREFERENCE, I DON'T LIKE BALD MEN. YOU ARE BEING NARROW-MINDED.

ayoko ng mapaaway. ayoko ng binabastos ako. kung ganito na ang twitterverse, i'll just delete this app. hindi na 'to masaya. (eng: I don't want to get into a fight. I don't want being insulted. If this is the twitterverse, I'll just delete this app. This is no longer fun.)

pag di na ako masaya sa isang bagay, kahit gaano pa kalaki ito, iniiwanan ko. (eng: If I'm no longer happy with something, even how big it is, I leave it.)

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Anyway, we should also respect Francine's opinion, it's her right to express her thoughts. However, it should be a lesson, not only to Francine, but to everybody as well: "NEVER TALK ABOUT POLITICS OR ABOUT PEOPLE IN POLITICS," in cases like these, it's better to say "No comment." Otherwise, expect opposition!

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