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Metropolitan Manila Development Authority General Manager Nicolas Torre III with internet personality Diwata. Screenshot from Diwata's Facebook page

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Diwata meets look-alike MMDA's Torre

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1782717609552composites1 10.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Metropolitan Manila Development Authority General Manager Nicolas Torre III with internet personality Diwata. Screenshots from Diwata&#x27;s Facebook page"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Metropolitan Manila Development Authority General Manager Nicolas Torre III with internet personality Diwata. <em>Screenshots from Diwata&#x27;s Facebook page</em></span></span></span></div><p>Internet personality Deo &quot;Diwata&quot; Balbuena met with Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III following online buzz over their striking resemblance.</p><p>On Monday, Diwata posted a video on Facebook showing himself on his way to the MMDA office to personally meet Torre after online users challenged him to do so, saying the two look alike.</p><div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1742504063853754%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Torre humored Diwata and accommodated his visit.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yong mga nagsasabi niyan, magkamukha kami, husgahan niyo na,&quot; Torre said after meeting the entrepreneur and internet personality.</p><p>&quot;Parang tama nga kayo,&quot; Diwata told his followers.</p><p>&quot;Tatanungin naming mga tatay naming kung ano nangyari,&quot; Torre added.</p><p>Diwata first rose to online fame through his pares business, while Torre previously served as chief of the Philippine National Police.<br/><br/></p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M7igVGgTK20?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Internet personality Deo 'Diwata' Balbuena met with Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III following online buzz over their striking resemblance.</p>

Internet personality Deo 'Diwata' Balbuena met with Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III following online buzz over their striking resemblance.