Paolo Pangilinan humored GMA Network’s list of LGBTQIA+ celebrities for using his photo in its thumbnail without including the BL actor in the article itself.
On his twitter account, Pangilinan mentioned in jest that GMA Network may have resented him because of the comments he made about the Do-It-Yourself Pizza recipe.
Laki talaga ng galit sakin ng gma ever since sabi ko na sandwich yung DIY pizza nila na ang ingredients ay cheese tomato at meat yaan niyo na
— Paolo Pangilinan (@PaoPangs) May 31, 2021
He then added, “Char hahaha anuba ok lang yan.”
Char hahaha anuba ok lang yan
— Paolo Pangilinan (@PaoPangs) May 31, 2021
The said article earned flak from netizens, with some calling out GMA Network for using Pangilinan’s photo but excluded him in the feature.
Why use Paolo Pangilinan's photo for your article if he's not actually among the 45 celebrities featured in it? Paki-explain po @gmanetwork 😂 Juskwa kayo pic.twitter.com/kOq5SmQ0ol
— Lyf 😉 (@LyfZecret) May 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/pao_paotsin/status/1399215387011522567
https://twitter.com/paopangsupdates/status/1399218510400679941
Others pointed out that Pangilinan’s photo got used as “clickbait” for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Ginamit yung feslak ni bb for the clicks 😌 It's the fate of the beautiful, I guess. https://t.co/Ko2fslrVf9
— archie (@archiefficial) May 31, 2021
https://twitter.com/ianpangsxz/status/1399219687511130112
Some netizens also pointed other corrections in the article, such as incorrect pronouns and “deadnaming” singer Ice Seguerra.
https://twitter.com/naggingNponsy/status/1399224570070986753
https://twitter.com/boytutoy/status/1399252892549214209
https://twitter.com/___SomePeople/status/1399230422349848579
GMA Network already took down the social media posts and made corrections on the said article.
After his tweet, Pangilinan also joked about getting vaccination from GMA Network, adding that they might provide him with deworming instead.
deworming ibibigay sa akin nito
— Paolo Pangilinan (@PaoPangs) May 31, 2021
Pangilinan gained popularity after his stint via the Boys Love (BL) series Gaya Sa Pelikula with Ian Pangilinan. Like other BLs, the two shed light on issues faced by the LGBTQIA+ community.