MABALACAT CITY – A self-proclaimed crusader here earned the collective rage of Mabalaqueños for calling them dumb and stupid in a Facebook post.
Loser in the 2016 mayoralty contest and again in the 2019 city council Pyra Lucas posted in the FB account named #bayungMabalacat that those who thanked Mayor Crisostomo Garbo for the city government’s series of relief distribution were “tanga,” “bobo,” and “uto-uto.”
Lucas claimed in the post that the rice the city government distributed to some 50,000 households was “spoiled,” deriding it as “Sirangdomeng,” a pun on the Sinandomeng commercial rice variety.
Lucas’s post at 6 p.m. of May 25 generated close to 300 comments in the first few hours. Majority of the reactions bashed Lucas.
Netizens also harped on her expulsion from the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption as Region 3 Coordinator and member in April 2019 by the organization’s top leaders, in the wake of her alleged violations of VACC principles and rules. Lucas recently filed a case of cyber libel against the VACC leadership.
Lucas first gained popularity as a “crusader” when she blamed then Mabalacat City Mayor Marino Morales for the killing of her daughter in 2014.
Lucas has taken to posting a video messages on the internet, criticizing Mabalacat officials for the relief and other assistance that the Garbo administration has been giving to their constituency.
Netizen Christian Ancheta challenged Lucas to help town folk instead of courting public ire: Dami Mo Sinabi Madam Pyra, try mo kaya na ikaw ang magbigay ng tulong kesa pumutak ka ng pumutak dyan n parang tandang na manok na d maitlog….Xenxa n Madam pyra Lagablab ah,mas marami pa rin kz sa mga taga mabalaqueno ang marunong mag appreciate khit papano…tinatawag.mong BOBO, walang isip at walang pinag aralan at uto uto ang mga taga Mabalaquenong hindi sumasang ayon sa iyo….Madam Pyra Imbis po sana manira kau bkit hndi na lng din po kau tumulong sa mga kabalen nyo na tinatawag nyong mahal….kesa po kuda kau ng kuda dyan na wala nmang sense….tumulong po kau ng magkasilbi nman po kau…..
A certain Jay-pee T. Inciso urged Lucas to stop “being too political”: Ms Pyra, be classy on your post. If you are assuming to have a post on 2022 for our City. Start now to act with compassion and love to Mabalaqueños. Proper words should be used. I guess well educated ka naman kahit papano. Stop being too political, if there are allegations put in proper forum. Instead of posting too negative why not get that all facts and give it to DILG or Mayor’s office. That was the best way, all your actions will create social media war. Is that what you want?
Another netizen, Rose DeLeon Santos, said: Libre lang naman mag pasalamat kahit kanino pa man.kung may ginagawang mali for sure may karma rin naman. kung mali ang ginagawa sige mag hain kayo ng kaso, bahala ka! ako nag papasalamat ako kay Mayor kahit na sabi mo nga eh pera naman talaga ng taong bayan yan,nag kasakit anak ko malubha walang sabi sabi ibinigay nia 35k. sa naunang mayor bago kay Mayor Garbo ang anak ko nun premature nag makaawa ako nun pero wala akong tulong na natanggap, eh diba pera ng taong bayan un? tama na ang gulo, masyado ng mabigat mga pangyayari. basta kung may ginawa si mayor edi mag file ka, hindi yung post ka ng post!”
Jakie Polines Serrano Mercado agreed: “Rose DeLeon Santos tama po spread love may tamang panahon lahat nlng mali gnagawa cnu kaya ang matinong uupo na,mayor ung mag hhakot ng sako sakong bigas pra,ipamahagi habang nakatirik ang araw..panahon ngyon mag tulungan at mag dalanginan kung wlang maitulong tahimik nlng ok na,maging bobo bahala na si lord s mga mapagsmantala ..just saying ..pray for our mayor and thank u for a big heart.
Asking: Katalinu mong katalino Miss Pyra?! Nanu na waring ayambag mu keting balen tamu banta mamag asta kang makanyan? Legasan mo reng Mabalaqueño ne?! Ninu kaya ing Bobu kanyan? Tandanan mu ing latang alang laman maynge ya! Eka masyadung payalata!
Defending Mabalaqueños, Ka Lee said: “Mabalaqueños po kami Hindi po naman po sa pagiging BOBO at UTO UTO marunong lng po tlga kmi umappreciate ng mga blessing kahit na ba pangit ng bigas blessings padin un .. Ngayon ung pila po s groceries d napo kasalanan ni mayor un nasa Jenra at Puregold na po un alam na nila na mayrong GC na ganyan alm na nila na dudumug]n sila di sila naging Handa…Huwag po sana puro paninira tska nlang po pag tapos ng covid..
Other netizens also expressed their dismay:
“wag naman sana ganun,diba mam.dinamay lahat na mabalaqueno.wala respeto sa kapwa.wala naman po may gusto sa pandemya nato.buong mundo po ito,hindi lang sa mabalacat.” — Gener Nucum
“buti na lang hinde at hinde ikaw ang nanalo..kung hinde lalong kawawa mga mabalakenyo..kung bobo kami mas bobo ka.”– Lorda Guevarra Wang
“Keng panaun ayni sana pu Pyra Lucas e makanyan ing sasabyan mu BOBO kekatamung mabalaqueno’s. For this kind of pandemic crisis yan pa din paglaban mu hatred kang Mayor. What we need now is cooperation and understanding. Ena puru pamanyira balu mu. I see you coz u have a political business that is so damn. Misip kapa makatapulung beses bayu me sabyan ing salitang bobo…Mahiya ka naman magsalita ka ala kang breeding. Mga cabalen ko gawan tamu pu let’s continue to trust God that this pandemic will end soon. We will suffer for a while but God will restore. —Heinz Lynbel
“‘Di po bobo mga Mabalaqueño . Marunong nga sila kasi alam nila kung gaano nagsisikap ang mayor namin na matulungan ang mga tao sa harap ng crisis. Sumama nalang kayo tumulong para gumaan ang pakiramdam ninyo.” – Lutgarda Nacpil.
“Before megpandemic ot eme papansinan ing gagawan ng mayor kareng tao Mabalacat kareng blood chem, kareng mako-confine na jang makananu atin mibabalik kareng megastus da, kareng libreng panulo at king aliwa pang masanting ng agawa. Ngeni puru naka batikos Madam nung makanyan madam ote mu palitan ing sirandomeng a amanwan mu kesa keng enaka tinuknang binatikus sana sumaup na kamu. King panaun ayni eta kailangan mipapanyira.” – Donatila Padilla
“Emu no piabe abe reng Mabalaqueno keng kabolangan mu, nung atin kang buring paglaban ika namung dili mu pati ikami piabe abe mu. Nung buri da kamu reng tau Mabalacat edi sana anyang tinagal ka sinambut ka. Oneng ali tinagal kng pasibayu enaka naman sinambut buri na sabyan edaka buri deng Mabalaqueno. Just saying if you don’t know.” – Fermin Fernandez. — Bayung Mabalacat
