After a photo of him driving a tricycle went viral online, Eric Fructuoso has clarified a few details.
Fructuoso went viral after he posted the photo on his Instagram and captioned it: “Times like these hindi pwedeng kaartehan ang paiiralin! Basta ligal na pagkakakitaan para sa mga anak, tirahin lang ng tirahin!”
Because of this, many assumed that the actor was driving the tricycle as a means of earning money.
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The actor’s Instagram post gained positive response from netizens, saying that the actor is a very good example to not demean jobs like tricycle drivers.
Gusto ko ang katwirang ito ni Eric Fructuoso. https://t.co/GzwRAnnq1y
— MariaIsidra (@MariaIsidra2020) August 15, 2020
Di kailangang ikahiya ang pagiging driver, janitor, labandera, security guard, katulong o basurero kasi marangal na trabaho mga yan. Ang dapat ikahiya yung pagiging government officials na nangungurakot, nanggigipit, nananakot at hindi naglilingkod ng tapat sa bayan.
— Summer (@csummerpo) August 15, 2020
Pleased with the netizens’ positive response, the actor clarified the assumption that he became a tricycle driver.
On his Facebook account, the actor verified that he didn’t start working as a tricyle driver, he even joked that his route is not in Cavite but rather in Batangas were the fares are higher,
“Hindi po totoong namamasada ako ng trike sa Naic, Cavite… Dine ako sa Lipa, Batangas namamasada masmalaki ang kita! Akalain mong p200 ispesyal hanggang Rowbeensons?”
He then reminded everyone to never underestimate the job of tricycle drivers, even narrating an experience of his friend to serve as an inspiration to the youth.
“Huwag niyo po ismall-in ang mga tricycle drivers. May kumpare akong trike driver sa BF Homes at nung nag garage sale ako dati e yung mga kasamahan niyang trike drivers na tropa ang bumile ng mga Ralph Lauren at Ferragamo ko.
“Kaya nga “barya lang sa umaga” dahil buo buo pera nila.”
Netizens who parents are tricycle drivers couldn’t help but feel touched by Eric’s post.
Eric Fructuoso became famous in the early 1990s as part of the ‘Gwapings’ teen boy group alongside Mark Anthony Fernandez, Jomari Yllana, and later Jao Mapa.
