MANILA
– On the fictional news broadcast "BV Patrol," mug shots of fugitive
businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles were shown after she surrendered—on mugs.
Meanwhile,
a photo of Napoles on her yacht with President Benigno Aquino III also
surfaced
on the Internet—however, her yacht looked suspiciously like the Titanic.
These
and other manipulated photos or “memes” of Napoles flooded social media after
news
broke of her surrender to President Aquino last night.
Memes
of Napoles with pig’s ears and a snout also spread, as well as a depiction of
her as the
Muppet
Miss Piggy in a mug shot.
One
meme showed Napoles as a contestant who will sing on “The Voice of the
Philippines”.
The
judges were Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim Henares, Justice Secretary Leila
de Lima,
Ombudsman
Conchita Carpio-Morales, and Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.
Another
showed Janet Jackson: "Janet, kumanta na!"
Another
speculated that maybe, Napoles surrendered because she wanted to claim the
bounty on her own head.
Meanwhile,
netizens said they expect Napoles will soon get ill and be sent to St. Luke’s
Medical Center
in
order to avoid detention in a prison cell. One meme with action star Bembol
Roco in a contemplative
pose
contained the text: “May nase-sense ako. 1. Mahuhuli si Napoles; 2. Magkakaroon
ng Senate inquiry;
3.
Magkakasakit siya; 4. Dadalhin sa St. Luke's.”
This
was an allusion to what happened to former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
and former Chief Justice
Renato
Corona. Arroyo and Corona were much mocked by Filipinos online for appearing in
wheelchairs when
they
got sick during their trials, in what they saw as a poor attempt to solicit
pity from the public.
Another
meme showed photos of Arroyo and Corona in wheelchairs, along with a photo of
Miss Piggy.
“Birds
of the same feather end in the same chair,” said the caption.
Many
netizens expressed anger at the businesswoman and the misuse of the pork
barrel, and used memes
to
express their fury.
One
image showed a minion celebrating Napoles’ surrender.
However,
others chastised the administration, saying Napoles’ surrender was scripted.
"Hoy
ikaw!" went one meme depicting the late Fernando Poe Jr. pointing an
accusing finger at an
unidentified
man. "Kunwari ka pang may P10M reward money, nasa Malacanang lang
pala."
Others
posted a comic illustration of a man, supposedly Aquino, with his head under
sand, next to an ostrich.
"Mr.
President, Sir, you mean you too didn't know?" went the caption.
Another
showed Aquino showing off a Napoles-faced crocodile as a hunting prize.
Others
quickly created memes out of photos that were released this morning by
Malacanang.
“Lord?”
went Napoles in one meme. The original photo released by the Palace as proof of
her surrender
showed
her looking upwards at an object out of the image’s frame.
“Maybe
she wants to steal the chandelier, too,” quipped netizens on Facebook.
Another
showed her supposedly asking for forgiveness from God.
Meanwhile,
one netizen created a comic panel out of a photo released by Malacanang,
entitled "Meanwhile at the Palace".
In the
panel, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda and Secretary to the Cabinet
Jose Rene Almendras are looking
at
Napoles, with Lacierda thinking he should text his bank account number to the
businesswoman. Napoles, meanwhile,
is
wondering which hospital it would be better for her to stay, while lawyer Lorna
Kapunan tells the two
Palace
officials to calm down, as they have to think where they can hide Napoles.
Others
meanwhile poked fun at those whose hopes of earning the P10 million bounty were
dashed by Napoles’
surrender.
"Hello
boss, binabawi ko na po 'yung resignation ko. Hindi ko na maha-hunting si
Napoles...sumuko na siya!"
said
the meme.
One of
the latest memes to crop up include that of Napoles' brother Reynald.
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