Adult content creator and vlogger Salome Salvi drew both support and harassment after joining the September 21 anti-corruption protest at Mendiola Square, Manila.
Salvi shared photos of herself at the rally on her Facebook page, with the caption: “Sumama na kayo,” calling on fellow Filipinos to stand against corruption.
While some netizens praised her for showing up, many flooded her post with lewd and offensive comments. Among the remarks: “Walang SUSOko!!” “Makibaka maki-collab.” “Salome Salvi ilabas mo Dde mo para kumalma ang mga tao jan.”* “Dapat naghubad ka dyan sisikat ka tyak.” “Makibembang wag matakoT.”
Others, however, defended her intentions and criticized the public for mocking someone who was simply exercising her right to protest.
“Yung pinost ni Salome is protest for corruption pero yung comments puro katangahan. Kaya ung gobyerno natin easy lang nakawan tayo kasi madami namang mangmang na Pilipino, mas magaling naman sa kabastusan bakit pa kayo pagsisilbihan ng tapat,” one commenter said.
Another netizen added: “Isa kayo sa mga pinaglalaban niya tapos binabastos niyo lang.”
Salvi has not yet issued an official statement about the incident, though she calmly replied to a few of the inappropriate remarks on her page.
The September 21 demonstrations—dubbed the Trillion Peso March—saw thousands march from Luneta to Mendiola and the EDSA People Power Monument, demanding accountability for the alleged multibillion-peso corruption in government flood control projects.
