ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider What 47K? Only 17K went to VP Leni's Cavite rally, Boying claims

What 47K? Only 17K went to VP Leni's Cavite rally, Boying claims

Published Mar 11, 2022 06:15 pm

Cavite 7th district Rep. Jesus “Boying” Remulla alleged that only 17,000 people–not 47,000–attended Vice President Leni Robredo’s rally in General Trias, Cavite last March 4.

Cavite 7th district Rep. Jesus “Boying” Remulla (Photo from Boying Remulla FB/ MANILA BULLETIN)

“Sa Cavite po, tahimik po kami, ayoko lang ho na ginagamit po ng kanyang basis for exaggeration ang aming lalawigan. Hindi po totoo na 47,000. More like 17,000 I would say. Kaya pasensiyahan na lang, that is what happened, nakita ko po with my own eyes (We’re quiet here in Cavite, I just don’t like it when our place is used for the basis of her exaggeration. It’s not true that 47,000 . More like 17,000. That’s why I’m sorry to say, that is what happened, I saw it with my own eyes),” Remulla was reported to have said on Friday, March 11.

Remulla, a friend of presidential bet Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., then doubled down on red-tagging the organizers and attendees of the Cavite rally.

“This is validated by our own intelligence community. Pinadala ho sakin ang mga pangalan ng mga nag-organize na galing po sa leftist sector na ka-ani nila VP Robredo kaya malakas po ang loob ko sabihin yan dahil nakita ko po talaga (They sent me the names of the organizers from the leftist sector who were at Robredo’s rally which is why I’m confident in saying that because I saw it with my own eyes),” he explained.

Red-tagging is the act of accusing individuals of involvement with communist and terrorist groups, specifically the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). It is often used to incite action against activists, opposition politicians, lawyers, and even journalists.

“I saw it with my own eyes kung paano sila bumababa ng jeep, yung kanilang mga uniporme, mga bandila na dala nila. Eh mass manufactured po yan. Tactic po ng National Democratic Front of the Philippines (how they exited the jeepneys, their uniforms, their flags. These were mass-manufactured. A tactic of the NDF). This was validated by the intelligence reports of the military that were given by the military after the fact,” continued the solon.

Remulla also reiterated his theory that some of those who attended the rally were paid.

“Validated po lahat ng sinabi... Meron po nga bayaran (Everything I said was validated... People were paid to attend),” he asserted.

Previously, he accused the rally organizers of paying P500 each to attendees of Robredo’s rally in Cavite last March 4.

Meanwhile, Robredo and her camp have vehemently denied the red-tagging claims, describing the tactic as “irresponsible fear-mongering".

Related Tags

17000 cavite VP Leni Robredo red tagging boying remulla 47000 Hakot
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.