GMA Network contract artist Nikki Co apologized to netizens who were outraged that he used personal protective equipment for his ‘Outfit of the Day’ or OOTD.
Nikki’s now-deleted post led him to receive backlash from netizens.
Nikki claimed it was not his intention to appear insensitive especially to frontliners who need personal protective equipment the most.
The Kapuso artist also did not anticipate that he would convey a message that would get people mad.
Sayang po. 🙂 You can use regular sando, same effect.
— J Hernandez (@joefranc) April 20, 2020
Ang intent ni @nikkico_ is to show his body. He’s just stupid to think it’s appropriate and timely to use a PPE. He thinks we are all stupid to believe even his lame excuse to use a PPE to go to the hospital for whatever reason. How sensitive is your talent eh #GMA7 #Kapuso? Not!
— Leon Salinel (@LeonSalinel) April 20, 2020
No one:
Kapuso Artist wasting a PPE for a (not so) thirst trap pic to gain traction: https://t.co/PkBYO1d1Oe
— AltABSCBN (@AltABSCBN) April 20, 2020
You are not a frontliner to wear that. And to tell you hindi pang OOTD ang PPE.
— Renz Kieser Ona (@kieser_renz) April 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/roberta20204/status/1252159009928261633
@nikkico_ dinelete nyo po Sir ?
Good e-donate mo na po yun o di kaya mag-donate ka po ng maraming PPE's para sa ating mga frontliners .
Tatanawin po naming malaking tulong po yun 😊
— 𝐃𝐨𝐧-𝐃𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐚 (@Don8don3) April 20, 2020
Nikki tweeted: “It was never my intention to affect you people negatively. Sorry kung yun yung naparating ng post ko. Again, sorry for showing insensitivity. God bless.”
Nikki defended himself against bashers as he said he also needs PPE to protect himself when going out to accompany his mom to the hospital for the latter’s regular check-up.
He continued: “Also, I need the PPE too: to protect myself and di mahawa pag pumupunta kami ng hospital for regular check ups ng mom ko.”
It was never my intention to affect you people negatively. Sorry kung yun yung naparating ng post ko. Also, i need the PPE too: to protect myself and di mahawa pag pumupunta kami ng hospital for regular check ups ng mom ko. Again, sorry for showing insensitivity. God bless.
— nikki co (@nikkico_) April 20, 2020
This was not the first time Nikki has shown insensitivity during a calamity. When Marikina was flooded in 2018 due to heavy rains, Nikki stated on his tweet (deleted later on) that maybe Marikina got flooded because residents in the city are sinners.
“I have a theory na kaya laging baha sa Marikina kasi makasalanan siguro sila.”
Nikki has done several guest appearances on several GMA Network shows in the past few years such as Celebrity Bluff and Full House Tonight in 2017, People vs. The Stars.
He also portrayed the role of Joshua Lee in Meant to Be with Barbie Forteza, Jak Roberto, and Ken Chan, as Alexis in GMA Network’s A1 ko Sa’yo in 2016.