Actor and social media personality Nikko Natividad has expressed his displeasure after a customer posted a photo of a young boy urinating outside his coffee shop and tagged him in the post.
On Friday, October 16, Nikko shared a screenshot of the woman’s social media story showing the child outside Ca Phe Xanh, his coffee shop along Timog Avenue in Quezon City. The woman captioned the photo, “Sorry @nikkonatividad. Nailabas na niya!” accompanied by a laughing emoji.
Nikko questioned why the woman chose to take a photo and share it online instead of intervening before the child urinated near the establishment.
“Pinicturean nyo muna bago nyo pigilan.?? Ano kaya gusto nyong maramdaman ko sa ganito? Matutuwa ako?” he wrote.
The actor explained that while he enjoys joking around with people on social media, he believes humor should not come at the expense of basic respect, particularly for his business and its customers.
“Nakikipagbiruan po ako kahit kanino pero sana marunong parin tayo rumespeto. Kung di nyo ako or yung negosyo ko kaya respetuhin at least yung mga ibang customer na nasa gilid man lang,” he added.
Nikko clarified that his frustration was not directed at the child but at the decision to publicly share the incident and tag him as though it were something amusing.
“Alam kong bata yan at hindi ako galit sa bata pero yung ipost nyo at itag nyo pa ko eh ‘PROUD’ pa kayo na makita ko,” he said.
He also raised concerns about the potential impact on his food and beverage business, pointing out that complaints about an unpleasant smell could ultimately affect his establishment.
“Pag nareklamo naman kami ng mapanghe hindi naman sa inyo ang balik kundi sakin at sa negosyo namin,” he added.
Nikko further explained that he would not have publicized the incident had he only seen it through his café’s CCTV footage. What upset him, he said, was that the customer had already shared the photo publicly and tagged him.
“Kung ako lang nakakita sa cctv hindi ko naman ipopost yan. Pero kayo nakuha nyo pa akong itag ako at ipost in public nakakainsulto lang,” he wrote.
In a separate post, Nikko revealed that the woman had messaged him and questioned why he reposted the photo, reportedly asking him to delete it. According to the actor, he found the request unfair because she had originally shared the image publicly.
“Bakit ko daw pinost burahin ko daw. Unang una ale kayo ang nag post at hindi ako. Naka mention pa nga ako. Nirepost ko lang,” Nikko said.
He added that he might have let the incident pass had the woman contacted him privately and apologized instead of turning it into a public joke.
“KUNG HINDI KA NAGPOST PAPALAGPASIN KO NAMAN. Proud pa nga kayo na pinost yan imbis na mag PM sakin at mag sorry ginawa nyong katatawanan,” he stated.