Blasphemy! Cebu execs condemn 'Sto. Niño-Duterte' meme

ANGIE SANIEL, DYAB, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/07/24/stonino-duterte-072416.jpg"/></figure></div><p>CEBU - The Cebu Provincial Board has approved en masse a resolution condemning the blasphemous act of changing the facial image of Señor Santo Niño de Cebu with the face of President Rodrigo Duterte as posted in the internet by a certain Max Narama.</p><p>Provincial Board Member Sun Shimura said the board condemns the &quot;Sto. Niño-Duterte meme&#x27;, which shows a profane act and disrespect to the Holy Child.</p><p>Shimura said the passage of the resolution serves as a warning to all netizens and the public not to make fun of the Señor Santo Niño de Cebu.</p><p>The august body also condemned the act of Carlos Celdran, a cultural activist and a critic of President Duterte after he left the comment &quot;Pwet Señor&quot;, a play on the words &quot;Pit Señor.&quot;</p><p>Shimura said people are free to express themselves but should be sensitive enough to select an appropriate venue.</p><p>Vice Governor Agnes Magpale said that it is no longer a political issue but an act of making fun of the Child Jesus.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/8/2/080216_nino.jpg"/></figure></div><p>It was decided in mass motion to furnish copies of the resolution to all the local government units in Cebu Province to educate the public about the wrong act.</p><p>Shimura said he initially planned to file a resolution declaring Celdran a persona non grata in Cebu yet realized it was too much for a punishment.</p>

CEBU - The Cebu Provincial Board has approved en masse a resolution condemning the blasphemous act of changing the facial image of Señor Santo Niño de Cebu with the face of President Rodrigo Duterte as posted in the internet by a certain Max Narama.

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Blasphemy! Cebu execs condemn 'Sto. Niño-Duterte' meme

Blasphemy! Cebu execs condemn 'Sto. Niño-Duterte' meme

ANGIE SANIEL,

DYAB,

ABS-CBN News

Published Aug 02, 2016 08:58 AM PHT

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