The political divide between Filipinos has never been more apparent than when former president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested for his alleged crimes against humanity.
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00:00The political divide between Filipinos has never been more apparent than when former
00:05President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested for his alleged crimes against humanity.
00:10Cries of UNFRIEND NOW were used by netizens to draw the line.
00:13They either proudly proclaim they stand behind Duterte, or remind their friends and families
00:17of the lives lost due to his bloody drug war.
00:20Some Facebook pages even declared a national UNFRIEND DAY.
00:24This, amid the celebration, tears, and calls for another people power, and the occasional
00:29group hate, and pizza memes online.
00:32Filipinos also used the unfriending spree to call out fellow social media users.
00:37They posted,
00:38Di lang sayo umiikot ang mundo, or the world does not revolve around you.
00:42Meanwhile, personalities like two-time UAAP Most Valuable Player Kevin Quimbao and former
00:47National University Star Guard Kian Baklaan lost followers after their pro-Duterte posts
00:52went viral.