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‘Kain muna bago sentensya’: Pandacan restaurant shares hilarious photo of customers, staff

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Angela Kristiana Sacay

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Netizens poke fun at a restaurant" s="" photo="" of="" its="" staff="" members="" and="" customers.="" Tagpuan="" sa="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/09/22/tagpuan1.jpg"/><figcaption>Netizens poke fun at a restaurant&#x27;s photo of its staff members and customers. <em>Tagpuan sa Pandacan</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>A photo posted by a restaurant in Pandacan, Manila last week went viral due to the amusing combination of its customers and a staff member. </p><p>The photo uploaded by unli-wings joint &quot;Tagpuan sa Pandacan&quot; showed policemen seated at a table with a man in a bright orange shirt, which some netizens mistook for inmates&#x27; uniform. </p><p>&quot;Kain muna bago sentensya,&quot; one netizen commented on the photo. </p><p>Others asked if the supposed &quot;inmate’s&quot; last wish was to eat &quot;unli-wings&quot; before going behind bars, while some asked if the people in the photo were friends who went different paths. A few commented that the man in orange resembled SB19’s Pablo and Irish actor Cillian Murphy. </p><p>While most comments and reactions were positive, the restaurant quickly clarified that the man in orange is a member of its staff, Jayar, a 12th grader from Concordia College. The working student just happened to randomly sit with the customers for the viral photo, the establishment said. </p><p>Although a bit embarrassed at first, Jayar was delighted that he could bring joy to the people who saw his photo.</p><p>“Nagulat siya na ‘yong simpleng pag-upo niya at pagsali sa picture ng mga customers namin ay nakapukaw ng atensyon,” the restaurant told ABS-CBN News. </p><p>(He was surprised that his simple gesture of sitting with the customers and joining them for a photo gained a lot of attention.)</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Netizens poke fun at a restaurant" s="" photo="" of="" its="" staff="" members="" and="" customers.="" Tagpuan="" sa="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/09/22/tagpuan2.jpg"/><figcaption>Netizens poke fun at a restaurant&#x27;s photo of its staff members and customers. <em>Tagpuan sa Pandacan</em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Netizens poke fun at a restaurant" s="" photo="" of="" its="" staff="" members="" and="" customers.="" Tagpuan="" sa="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/09/22/tagpuan3.jpg"/><figcaption>Netizens poke fun at a restaurant&#x27;s photo of its staff members and customers. <em>Tagpuan sa Pandacan</em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Netizens poke fun at a restaurant" s="" photo="" of="" its="" staff="" members="" and="" customers.="" Tagpuan="" sa="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/09/22/tagpuan4.jpg"/><figcaption>Netizens poke fun at a restaurant&#x27;s photo of its staff members and customers. <em>Tagpuan sa Pandacan</em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Netizens poke fun at a restaurant" s="" photo="" of="" its="" staff="" members="" and="" customers.="" Tagpuan="" sa="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/09/22/tagpuan5.jpg"/><figcaption>Netizens poke fun at a restaurant&#x27;s photo of its staff members and customers. <em>Tagpuan sa Pandacan</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The restaurant said the orange shirts worn by its staff were newly bought and were not yet printed with the establishment&#x27;s name when the photo went viral. The restaurant deliberately chose orange as it fits the aesthetic of their place.</p><p>“Pinili namin ang orange dahil bagay siya sa makalumang ambiance ng store, at may nagsasabi na ang orange na color ay puwedeng ikonekta sa pagkain,” the restaurant said.</p><p>(We chose orange because it fits the antique ambiance of the store, and some say that the color orange can be associated with food.) </p><p>Tagpuan sa Pandacan is located in an old pre-war house. </p><p>According to the restaurant, the viral post helped boost its business and the morale of both their staff and customers. </p><p>“Ang Pinoy, kahit na maraming iniisip ay palagi [pa ring] nakahahanap ng saya sa bawat litrato o karanasan na makita,” the restaurant said.</p><p>(Filipinos, even when they have a lot in their mind, are always able to find joy in every photo they see or event they experience.)</p>

The photo policemen seated at a table with a man in a bright orange shirt, which some netizens mistook for inmates' uniform. 