Following the latest presidential debate, Marcos Jr trolls are all-around social media claiming that VP Leni was given advance questions during the CNN Presidential debate on Sunday, February 27; thus, her responses looked scripted.
However, several netizens took to social media to defend VP Robredo against the propaganda and misinformation.
@dumidyeypee, who shared a Marcos apologist’s claim that VP’s responses were scripted, said that it’s better to shut up since his candidate failed to show up in the event.
“Kapag wala ung kandidato, shut up na lang kasi.”
Kapag wala ung kandidato, shut up na lang kasi. pic.twitter.com/13nm5KzpvV
— jp
plus why (@dumidyeypee) February 27, 2022
Kapamilya writer Jerry Gracio also shared the same sentiment slamming the Marcos apologist for talking too much and criticizing VP Leni’s answers when his candidate Marcos was not even there to answer the debate questions.
“Muntanga ‘tong dami-daming kuda sa debate, wala naman kandidato niya na sabi nga ni Walden: Cowards. Idiots.”
Muntanga 'tong dami-daming kuda sa debate, wala naman kandidato niya na sabi nga ni Walden: Cowards. Idiots. https://t.co/I5AVfwYXLG
— Jerry B. Grácio (@JerryGracio) February 27, 2022
@iamlabs_ meanwhile advised the troll not to compare VP Leni to them who always asked for leaked questions during exams.
“Wag niyo itulad si VP sa inyo na todo hanap ng leaked questions tuwing exam hahaha”
https://twitter.com/iamlabs_/status/1498025013991309313
Meanwhile, other netizens praised VP’s performance during the debate saying Robredo is that brilliant and intelligent that trolls are mistaken to be scripted.
“Sana kilabutan talaga yung mga nagsasabing bobo o lutang si Leni. Panoorin niyo #CNNPHPresidentialDebate, kabisado ni Leni ang pangalan ng maraming batas, mga articles mula sa constitution, pangalan ng mga proyektong ginawa niya, mga petsa ng implementation ng mga proyekto” – @rodmarmol
Sana kilabutan talaga yung mga nagsasabing bobo o lutang si Leni. Panoorin niyo #CNNPHPresidentialDebate, kabisado ni Leni ang pangalan ng maraming batas, mga articles mula sa constitution, pangalan ng mga proyektong ginawa niya, mga petsa ng implementation ng mga proyekto at
— Rod Marmol (@rodmarmol) February 27, 2022
“Tunog scripted daw si VP Leni. Aba ganun talaga yun pag handa. Malinaw. Yung sa inyo nga kasi walang tunog. 
” – @armanfferrer
https://twitter.com/armanfferrer/status/1497934355150163975
“LENI LUTANG TALAGA Lutang ang plano. Lutang ang track record. Lutang ang galing. Lutang ang katapatan.”
LENI LUTANG TALAGA
Lutang ang plano.
Lutang ang track record.
Lutang ang galing.
Lutang ang katapatan.— K Manuel (@theklmanuel) February 27, 2022
“VP Leni is a walking thesis. Starts with an introduction of the issue, including anecdotes RRL- mentions a survey like SWS.Methodology-lays out the steps to be done to address the problem.Analyzes, presents the data at hand. CONCLUSION:She’s READY to be PRESIDENT. #IpanaloNa10To“ – @deusxmachina14
VP Leni is a walking thesis. Starts with an introduction of the issue, including anecdotes RRL- mentions a survey like SWS.Methodology-lays out the steps to be done to address the problem.Analyzes, presents the data at hand. CONCLUSION:She's READY to be PRESIDENT. #IpanaloNa10To
— DeusExMachina (@DeusXMachina14) February 27, 2022
““koDiGo YuN KaSi BAKiT aNg BiLiS nIya Mag NoTes!!” Oo besh, magaling siya. Next question?” – @jaicabajar
“koDiGo YuN KaSi BAKiT aNg BiLiS nIya Mag NoTes!!”
Oo besh, magaling siya. Next question?
— Jai Cabajar (@jaicabajar) February 27, 2022
Meanwhile, to debunk trolls’ claims that CNN provided VP Leni advanced questions, netizen @laratyan shared VP Leni and Dr. Willie Ong’s photos of their notes taken down during the debate.
“At least two candidates prove CNNPH did not release questions in advance, showing pages of notes they took during the live event. Robredo and Ong share they wrote talk points without assurance they will be asked to answer the questions.”
At least two candidates prove CNNPH did not release questions in advance, showing pages of notes they took during the live event.
Robredo and Ong share they wrote talk points without assurance they will be asked to answer the questions. https://t.co/l6OT097Fhy pic.twitter.com/2VkrsUHsS1
— Lara Tan (@laratyan) February 28, 2022
@citizenjaneph, on the other hand, shared Tricia Robredo’s tweet regarding how VP Leni taught and required them always to take down notes and color-coded outlines.
She said she could relate with Tricia when she was still a student with different markers used for taking notes.
I was like you as a student, @jpgrobredo. I had a fat ballpen with four ink barrels (red, blue, black, green), and you press down on the one you want to use. Plus a separate violet ballpen. My notebooks were always multicolored.
I was like you as a student, @jpgrobredo. I had a fat ballpen with 4 ink barrels (red, blue, black, green) and you press down on the one you want to use. Plus a separate violet ballpen. My notebooks were always multicolored. https://t.co/ogPtUyYwtW
— Citizen Jane (@citizenjaneph) February 28, 2022
And contrary to Marcos’s troll’s claim on VP Leni, it was proven that Marcos Jr was the one who’s asking for advanced topics and formats for upcoming debates.
@apoferrer shared a copy of Marcos camp’s letter to the COMELEC asking for a discussion on debate format and issues to be tackled during the debate.
“galit sa scripted pero noong si junior nagrequest tahimik sila??? ito difference natin. we support leni but we can call her out pag may mali siya. pag si marcos may mali bigla kayong bulag, bingi. #LeniKikoAllTheWay #MarcosDuwagTalaga “
galit sa scripted pero noong si junior nagrequest tahimik sila???
ito difference natin. we support leni but we can call her out pag may mali siya. pag si marcos may mali bigla kayong bulag, bingi.#LeniKikoAllTheWay #MarcosDuwagTalaga https://t.co/42sZzX27PT pic.twitter.com/bUg4u4Yig9
— Apo Ferrer (@ApoFerrer) February 27, 2022
