The Filipino nation was overwhelmed with joy after China’s warm welcome for President Rodrigo Duterte on his recent state visit earned the nods Duterte’s many supporters. On the said visit, Duterte was spotted with China’s most popular basketball icon Yao Ming which sent both die-hard supporters of the President and basketball fanatics into a frenzy.
With PBA season just ending and Barangay Ginebra’s win attesting to the incontestable love of the nation for basketball, it was no doubt how the photo quickly went viral. Basketball icon Yao Ming unbelievably made Duterte look small due to the pronounced height discrepancy.
The Filipino online community was ablaze as the photo circulated online earning different reactions from netizens.
Reactions from netizens were various, although the majority was positive. Take a look at the different reactions from the online community!
“Nice move by China. They know that Filipinos are crazy with basketball so they brought their basketball ambassador,” says netizen Jan Abdulla.
Netizen Ronald Guerrero Magsalin, however, chose to focus on the respect Duterte has received during the visit compared to past Philippine presidents.
“Ngayon lang sila nagbigay ng totoong respeto sa isang pangulo ng pilipinas kasi alam nila sa wakas may matino na naging pangulo ang bansa natin sorry to say this , sya lang ata ang naging pinaka matinong pangulo ng pilipinas kaya ngayon di na mag aatubiling magbigay ng tulong ang ibang mga bansa kasi alam nila di na ito ibubulsa ng mga namamahala dahil alam nila matino na ang pangulo!” Magsalin commented.
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