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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider After Trillanes, another opposition Senate bet mimics Robredo's viral Tiktok video

After Trillanes, another opposition Senate bet mimics Robredo's viral Tiktok video

Published Dec 1, 2021 11:05 am

Senatorial aspirant and former congressman Teddy Baguilat Jr. is the latest opposition figure to get inspired by presidential hopeful Vice President Leni Robredo’s TikTok gimmick wherein she was seen doing imaginary energy blast attacks.

A screenshot of senatorial aspirant Teddy Baguilat Jr. who mimicks Vice President Leni Robredo’s viral Tiktok gimmick on Bonifacio Day, Nov. 30, 2021. (Team Baguilat/Tiktok)

Baguilat, a former Ifugao representative who is vying a Senate seat under Robredo’s ticket, posted a video of him on Tuesday, Nov. 30, doing the same "deadly" gestures.

He said his “power” comes from “kultura (culture)", “kalikasan (nature)", and “karapatan (rights)".

“Tuloy ang laban para sa kultura, kalikasan, at karapatan ng bawat Pilipino (The fight for culture, nature, and rights of every Filipino continues),” Baguilat wrote on Facebook.

He then thanked the volunteers who made the “#HadukenChallenge" a thing.

Baguilat had also posted another video wherein he participated in the #HairFlipChallenge, a gesture popularized by Robredo in one of her earlier videos and in the viral TikTok video.

A hair flip is done “to convey a dismissive sentiment, acknowledge a compliment, or affirm the sassy nature”, according to Urban Dictionary.

Baguilat is known for his long hair, which he sometimes lets grow up to his waist. He had earlier vowed not to cut his hair short until graft and corruption are eradicated from the government.

This is something he learned from the late House Speaker Ramon Mitra, who refused to shave his mustache until the late dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, was evicted from office.

Last week, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV came to Robredo’s defense after her critics hit her TikTok gimmick for being “corny” and “cringe-y.”

READ: Trillanes mimics Robredo's Tiktok gesture to woo voters, hit back at bashers

The former senator said the video was intended for a different generation, and claimed that it hit a “bullseye”.

He then joined in the challenge and posted a video of himself doing the energy blast attack gesture, too.

In Robredo’s TikTok video, the presidential aspirant was seen blasting away the words “magnanakaw (thief)", “sinungaling (liar)", and “taksil sa bayan (traitor to the country)".

Depending on who is asked, the Vice President performed either a “Hadouken” from the Street Fighter video game series or a “Kamehameha wave” from the anime series, Dragon Ball.

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