SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA — A grade 10 student, reportedly from Pampanga High School, has become quite the Internet sensation for his spot-on impersonation of the country’s new President.
The 16-year-old boy, identified as Joshua Arcilla by Manila Bulletin Online, is seen fielding questions from his fellow students who are posing as media men in a three-minute video posted on Facebook on Mon, Jul 5.
But it’s not just Duterte’s mannerisms and voice that Arcilla has copied to a T. He’s also got the former Davao mayor’s R-rated sense of humor.
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Asked about coal mining, Arcilla replies, “Patigil ko ang coal mining. Malamig na pagmimina. Bawal yun. Malamig. Coal nga di ba. Common sense, logical na nga p*******a.”
(“I will put a stop to coal mining. ‘Cold’ mining, that’s not allowed. Cool, right? Common sense, it’s just logical, son of a *****).”
Kinda unnerving, no?
When his classmates teases him to a girl sitting across the table, he retorts. “Anong pakialam ko? Apat ang asawa ko. Patulan ko pa ba ‘yung pangit na ‘yan?” (“What do I care? I have four views, why would I hit on that ugly one.”)
Of course, a Duterte interview will not be complete without a threat.
“Kung ako tatanungin niyo, I would like to say to the people of the Philippines pakulong ko talaga kayo. Buong Luzon gawin ko pulis i-station ‘yan. Mauna na itong babaeng ito.”
(“If you were to ask me, I would like to say to the people of the Philippines that I will all send you to prison. I will turn the entire Luzon into a police station. This ugly girl will go first.”
The video has enjoyed more than 1.5-million views as of this writing.
