Many celebrities and personalities have used their platforms to voice out their opinions on political matters.
With this, they became a target of attacks from DDS, President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters.
Eraserhead’s frontman Ely Buendia recently dropped his new song, “Metro” which sends a political message. Buendia is part of the movement, “We Need A Leader 2022”, a campaign calling for smart voting and effective leadership.
The singer whose song criticized the government drew flak from Duterte’s supporters. Buendia then shared his thoughts as he, along with other celebrities, drew the attention of the President’s followers.
Buendia ridiculed those DDS by saying that if media personalities, such as him, are not allowed to delve into political matters, then they should be exempted from contributing to the country by paying their taxes nor following its laws.
Funny how they always say media personalities should stay out of political discourse. By that logic, we should then also be exempted from paying taxes and following laws, right?🤔😁
— Ely Buendia (@elybuendia9001) April 8, 2021
This reasoning of Buendia sheds some light on how the DDS argues. Celebrities have been part of election campaigns since the beginning. They have been used as a tool in order for their chosen candidate to gain popularity. Popularity leads to votes. Votes then give them the chance to be elected in a government position. But these figures are also voters. They are also Filipinos who have the right to vote. Hence, they also have the freedom to share their opinion on critical matters such as this pandemic situation.
With Buendia’s song “Metro,” he pointed out the current condition of the country. The OPM rock icon also slammed both incompetent politicians and the people still supporting the current administration. He made some hard-hitting points that encourage Filipinos to think wisely when voting.
Eraserhead’s frontman is part of the “We Need A Leader 2022” movement headed by Pantaleon Alvarez, a former ally of Duterte. Pantaleon resigned as the PDP-Laban’s Secretary-General. He shifted to Reporma, a political party focusing on developing “a voters’ education campaign” that could guide Filipino voters who will participate in the 2022 national elections.
