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Roque 'roasted' by Gov. Remulla in TV press briefing

Published Aug 7, 2020 06:16 pm

The friendship between Presidential spokesman Harry Roque and Cavite Governor Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla became evident when the latter roasted the Palace official during his Friday press briefing.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. (YANCY LIM/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)

Remulla was one of Roque's guests in his press briefing which was held this week at TV host Willie Revillame's WilTower.

In the briefing, Remulla, who was sitting beside Roque at a distance, debunked reports that Cavite was going against the government in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The governor, however, had a witty response to reports---just like how he responds to queries in his social media accounts.

"Fake news po na ako ay lumalaban sa gobyerno dahil hindi kami nagkakatugma ng pananaw sa kung paano ang pagpapatakbo dito sa krisis (It's not true that I am going against the government just because we have different views on how to manage the crisis)," Remulla said.

"Ito po ay kasing fake ng buhok ng aking katabi. Huwag po kayong maniniwala na humihiwalay ako (This report is as fake as the hair of the guy beside me. Do not believe it)," he added, roasting Roque.

Roasting refers to making snarky remarks without being mean as a person pokes fun at, ruthlessly teases, trash-talks, or mocks another person.

Remulla, however, did not stop there. He also took a swipe at Roque, his long-time friend, who supposedly claimed that the two of them look alike.

"Si Secretary Harry ay matagal ko nang kaibigan (Secretary Roque has been my friend for a long time now)," he said.

"Siya ay kamukha ng aking kapatid na si Boying. Sila ang magkaibigan noong law school at sila po ay nagkapalitan ng mukha habang sila ay nag-aaral (He looks like my brother Boying. They were friends since law school and they switched faces while studying)," he added.

As Roque was about to shift to answering questions from the media when Remulla butted in and asked the Palace official a question.

"May balita sa Quezon City na yung ostrich daw na nakawala ay alaga mo. Totoo ba yun (There are reports that the ostrich that went on the lose in Quezon City is yours. Is that true)?" Remulla said.

"Kasi dati dolphin lang ang hilig mo, eh. Ngayon daw pati ostrich (Because you only like dolphins before. Now, you also like ostriches)," he added.

Remulla was a connecting the story of an ostrich that was seen running around a subdivision in Quezon City this week to a photo of Roque whose photograph with four dolphins in a resort in Subic that went viral on social media last month.

Roque was criticized for it because his trip was made during the quarantine where non-leisure travel is not allowed.

In response to Remulla's roasting, Roque said he would want to adopt the ostrich.

"Ngayon po meron na rin akong baka at meron na rin akong mga baboy, pero hindi po akin yung ostrich (Currently I have cows and pigs but the ostrich is not mine)," he said.

"Pero kung ipapaampon po sa akin ng may-ari yung ostrich, aampunin ko (But if the owner of the ostrich wants to give it to me, then I would adopt it)," he added.

Remulla escalated his roasting when he took Revillame's tape measure and measured Roque, a gesture which, in the Philippines, is being related to measuring one's coffin.

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