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How Sara Duterte's impersonator Inday Tasha became well-loved Vee Pee

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<div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3066600"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>MANILA — Unexpected fame. This is how Mark Geronda — now known as Inday Tasha — describes her popularity for impersonating the Philippines&#x27; Vice President Sara Duterte.</p><p>According to Inday Tasha, it all started when she was working as a food server at a food park market in Katipunan, Quezon City.</p><p>&quot;Dito po ako nagsimula sa Katipunan po sa the Pop Up noong ako ay isang server po sa isang store po dito and while working po, nagsi-serve po ako (may) nag-i-inday inday Sara so ako naman po sinasabayan ko po ang mga customer (hand gestures) &quot; Tasha said in an interview with ABS-CBN News.</p><p>Riding on the tag as the Vice President&#x27;s look-a-like, Tasha is also shocked that she has become popular on social media.</p><p>&quot;Kinabukasan po, bigla na lang kumakalat &#x27;yung video ko sa iba&#x27;t ibang social media platform ayun kumalat ng kumalat po, hanggang sa nag viral na po ako sa twitter, facebook, instagram and tiktok ganyan po. tapos sabi ko &#x27;sayang naman po kung hindi ko sabayan&#x27;, so ang ginawa ko po, nag-impersonate na po ako ginagaya ko na po siya through Parody po to entertain and for fun lang po,&quot; she revealed.</p><p>As the crowd from her workplace sees the resemblance between her and the Vice President, Inday Tasha decided to start embracing her new identity as Sara Duterte&#x27;s impersonator.</p><p>&quot;Hindi naman po ako napikon. First po, no choice naman ako kasi kamukha ko &#x27;di ba? So ako &#x27;Ay gayahin ko na lang&#x27; gawan ko na lang ng parody, for entertainment hindi naman po ako napikon,&quot; she explains.</p><p>From her viral parody video contents from her social media, Inday Tasha revealed that she had not received any word or comments from the Vice President which she wanted to happen.</p><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@indaytasha23/video/7395431458489371922" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7395431458489371922" id="v54130001961419170" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v54130001961419170" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7395431458489371922?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-08-21T11%3A19%3A40.875576%3A3a6af072-fd3d-4c74-89de-9841f0f9f39c%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:721px;display:block;visibility:unset;max-height:721px"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;Actually wala pa po. Pero &#x27;yun po ang gusto ko ang magkaroon po kami ng connection magkita po kami, makapagpa-picture po ako sa kanya kasi nga po Idol ko rin po siya at the same tiime kasi nga po kamukha ko. Gusto ko kapag magkita kami &#x27;Ay siya ba iyun, ako ba iyan&#x27; gusto ko (makita) &#x27;yung magiging reaksyon niya,&quot; she jokingly said. &quot;Madaam, ka-look a like kita. Charing.&quot; she added.</p><p>As she embraced her new image as the Impersonator of the Vice President, Inday Tasha also prepared herself for negative comments as she impersonated the political life of the Vice President of the Philippines.</p><p>&quot;Meron pong mga negative, kokonti lang po mas marami pa rin po &#x27;yung positive side na nagsu-support sa akin at natutuwa, &#x27;yung mga negative comments po hindi ko po siya tinatake for me kasi wala naman po akong ginagawang masama, wala rin naman po akong ginagawang mali, as long as hindi po ako nagtatapak ng tao and hindi ko rin po siya sinsiraan, hindi ko siya minumura, hindi ko siya ginagawan ng masamang video and hindi ako nagbibigay ng maling information,&quot; she explains.</p><p>&quot;Hindi naman po ako natatakot at hindi rin ako nakakagawa ng masama at hindi rin ko rin (pinapasama &#x27;yung tingin niya sa inyo) Kasi ako to make entertain lang po and fun lang po sa mga manunuod,&quot; she added.</p><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@indaytasha23/video/7393331884857527570" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7393331884857527570" id="v14010960760751990" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v14010960760751990" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7393331884857527570?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-08-21T11%3A19%3A40.875576%3A3a6af072-fd3d-4c74-89de-9841f0f9f39c%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:721px;display:block;visibility:unset;max-height:721px"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><p>Aside from giving joy and entertainment to other people, Inday Tasha also began to sustain her needs financially through product collaborations and creating video content.</p><p>&quot;Since kilala na nga po ako, minsan po naglalakad lang ako, nakikilala po ako natutuwa po ako, nakatulong po ako sa ibang tao na maging masaya po sila at the same time. Usually po mayroon po tayong hindi transparent po sa politicians po so, ako naman po kung galit po sila kay Madaam or kung hindi sila sang-ayon sa akin po, sang ayon naman po sila kasi parang ginawa ko lang po siya for entertainment so for me, nagpapasaya po ako ng tao and nakatulong po ito sa akin na maging masaya po nagiging masaya rin po ang ibang tao sa akin,&quot; she said.</p><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@indaytasha23/video/7390484383339269383" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7390484383339269383" id="v94418194802665260" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v94418194802665260" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7390484383339269383?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-08-21T11%3A19%3A40.875576%3A3a6af072-fd3d-4c74-89de-9841f0f9f39c%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:721px;display:block;visibility:unset;max-height:721px"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;More on nagpapa-picture po sila, nagpapa-video and at the same time po, kumikita rin po ako minsan sa mga collaborations sa mga guestings po and sa hosting ganyan po,&quot; she added.</p><p>Knowing her position as an impersonator, Inday Tasha knows that she has to focus on giving entertainment and joy to people.</p><p>&quot;Yung mga hindi po nagugustuhan po sa akin, okay lang po iyan, hindi po ako namimilt na magustuhan niyo, for me po mayroon pong ibang tao na magpapasaya sa inyo kasi is ako mayroon pong natutuwa sa akin at doon lang po ako nag po-focus and kung ayaw niyo po sa akin, it&#x27;s okay po kasi magkakaiba tayo ng perspective sa buhay and mga gusto po and kung ayaw niyo po sa akin and sa content ko, its okay po I love you all so much,&quot; she explains.</p>

<p>Unexpected fame. This is how Mark Geronda now known as Inday Tasha describes her popularity for impersonating the Philippines' Vice President Sara Duterte.</p>

Unexpected fame. This is how Mark Geronda now known as Inday Tasha describes her popularity for impersonating the Philippines' Vice President Sara Duterte.