Kakampink calls to remove Dick Gordon from Senatorial Slate's lineup of presidential candidate Leni Robredo and vice presidential candidate Kiko Pangilinan have spread on social media.
During the Robredo-Pangilinan Peoples Rally in Nueva Ecija, campaigners were not happy with Gordon’s behavior when he introduced the senatorial slate.
Gordon said there were lawyers, sitting senators, but when he introduce former Rep. Teddy Baguilat imitated the folk dance to later depict Baguilat laughing.
According to some tweets from netizens, Gordon not only imitated Baguilat, but was also ridiculed.
On Baguilat’s part, he said in a Tweet that he was not offended by Gordon impersonating him, but he had to teach of the folk dance Dinuya the said senator.
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Meanwhile, Gordon's deprive by force the microphone in Surigao City the surrogate of Sen. Leila de Lima of campaign sortie Zena Bernardo who was the first to speak on the podium, as well as her style of speaking at sorties that always highlighted her name “Dick”.
Gordon was also criticized for not endorsing Robredo’s presidential bid, even though he attended campaign rallies of the Robredo-Pangilinan team.
Bernardo said the Robredo-Pangilinan Tandem has not yet had a campaign rally where Gordon attended the campaign or even mentioned Robredo's presidential bid in his speech.
Gordon has not yet made a statement on the matter.