Paolo Santos clarified that he is not part of the online concert ‘Sing for the President’ this August 30, 2020.
In his Facebook post, Santos made it clear that he isn’t participating in the said event and that he has nothing to do with it. He also said that the schedules of his official gigs and appearances will be posted on his Facebook account.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1494441477411032&id=228213470700512
The singer-songwriter came under fire from netizens after news broke that he is part of the DDS Concert.
Netizens took to Twitter to express their reactions to the news that Santos is a part of the said event.
Is Paolo Santos still a DDS? doesnt mean kasi if u campaigned for duterte u r still a supporter. Should we always blame the voters instead of failed leadership? always ba ang citizens ang at fault? What kind of mentality ba na uy 🙄
But if he still is paolo is def cancelledt.
— aynz (@ayni_DC) August 26, 2020
wag po sir paolo santos gusto ko pa po ifollow ang sunset will it ever end ooooh does the moonlight shine on pariiiiis
— chino (@tochinowithrice) August 26, 2020
That concert just reminds me of the band who played on while their ship was sinking. And Paolo Santos just bailed.
— Carlos A. Chua (@IndraBrianna) August 26, 2020
https://twitter.com/macoyestrella/status/1298469959564025856
Paolo Santos campaigned for Duterte in 2016 and was appointed as MTRCB Board Member. I'm sorry to burst everyone's bubble but Paolo is DDS. pic.twitter.com/06mzfblUGR
— Ogie Rosa (@ogie_rosa) August 26, 2020
The online concert organized by NDM Studios in collaboration with Jimmy Bondoc became the subject of ridicule among netizens.
https://twitter.com/superdaphoy/status/1298091465168437255
Thanks, Jimmy, for enumerating the artists we need to cancel asap. 😉✌🏼
pic.twitter.com/qK8Mp8yeQP— Sergio 🇵🇭 (@jownuss) August 23, 2020
https://twitter.com/chiaramendiola/status/1297673603559780353
Paolo Santos is a singer-songwriter who made the hit song ‘Moonlight Over Paris’. Santos campaigned for Duterte back in 2016 and became a board member of MTRCB shortly after.
He is also the son of Vergel Santos who is a known critic of Duterte. In a statement, Paolo Santos confirmed that differences in opinion about Duterte is not an issue in their family.