'Wag mainit ulo, CHEL ka lang': Diokno cracks joke over Duterte insult

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/03/14/20190314-cheldiokno-duterte.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Otso Diretso senatorial candidate Chel Diokno and President Rodrigo Duterte. <em>File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Otso Diretso senatorial candidate Chel Diokno on Thursday rebuffed President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s latest slur against the opposition ticket by cracking a dad joke on Twitter.</p><p>On Wednesday, Duterte again slammed members of the opposition coalition during a sortie in Isabela province, saying they did not accomplish anything and that Diokno was virtually unknown. &quot;Saan ka nakakita dito pangalan nya C-H-E-L Diokno. Ano ba, lalaki, o babae?&quot; the President said. </p><p>&quot;Salamat sa plug, Pangulo! C-H-E-L as in &#x27;Wag mainit ulo, Chel ka lang,&#x27;&quot; Diokno replied in a tweet, punctuated by a &quot;cool smiley&quot; emoji.</p><p>Diokno&#x27;s &quot;witty&quot; response drew laughs online, with netizens commenting that he was living up to his #WokeLolo monicker.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Salamat sa plug, Pangulo! C-H-E-L as in &quot;Wag mainit ulo, Chel ka lang.&quot; 😎 <a href="https://t.co/AUba6wkGVp">https://t.co/AUba6wkGVp</a></p>— Chel Diokno (@ChelDiokno) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelDiokno/status/1105829902635491328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/25/19/woke-lolo-chel-diokno-shuns-tarp-war-sets-sights-on-imee-marcos">&#x27;Woke lolo&#x27; Chel Diokno shuns &#x27;tarp war,&#x27; sets sights on Imee Marcos</a></li></ul><p>Otso Diretso candidate Erin Tañada also thanked the President for consistently mentioning opposition bets in his public speeches.</p><p>&quot;Thank you PDu30. It is obvious that you do not do your Homework,&quot; Tañada said in a tweet.</p><p>&quot;As a former Congressman, I am the principal authors of the following laws: Compensation for Martial Law victims, Renewable Energy Law, Universal Health Care, Peoples Survival Fund, among others... pls check records,&quot; he said.</p><p>Duterte first slammed opposition members earlier this month, saying the slate would &quot;go straight to hell.&quot;</p><p>Only Moro civic leader Samira Gutoc, the lone female candidate under the opposition banner, was spared from the President&#x27;s slur due to her gender.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/04/19/anong-nagawa-niya-duterte-blasts-roxas-in-campaign-rally">Duterte: &#x27;Otso Diretso papuntang impyerno&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>The slate earlier said being picked on by Duterte was a &quot;good sign&quot; as it means that the President now considers them a &quot;threat&quot; in the upcoming midterm elections.</p>

<p>Otso Diretso senatorial candidate Chel Diokno on Wednesday rebuffed President Rodrigo Duterte's latest slur against the opposition ticket by cracking a dad joke on Twitter.</p>

Otso Diretso senatorial candidate Chel Diokno on Wednesday rebuffed President Rodrigo Duterte's latest slur against the opposition ticket by cracking a dad joke on Twitter.

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'Wag mainit ulo, CHEL ka lang': Diokno cracks joke over Duterte insult

'Wag mainit ulo, CHEL ka lang': Diokno cracks joke over Duterte insult

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Mar 14, 2019 03:22 PM PHT

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