IT has happened again. Hot on the heels of the “tanim-bala” (bullet-planting) scandal victimizing hapless airport travelers and the sad and frustrating news of yet another murder of a Filipino journalist, a new embarrassment out of the Philippines is making the rounds among the international media: The minor furor raised by Joey de Leon’s and Sen. Tito Sotto’s choice of Halloween costumes during an episode of the popular noontime show Eat Bulaga earlier this week.
A picture of the pair decked out in traditional Arab Muslim wear was posted to the show’s Twitter page and attracted more than 3,000 comments, at which point it attracted the attention of the BBC’s Trending page, which follows popular social media topics around the world. And of course, once the BBC knows about something, the rest of the world will shortly know about it, too.
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