Netizens drawn too much criticisms over a photo showing a repackaged pack of noodles with yellow labels and a familiar yellow ribbon identified with the Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and now, the Malacanang debunked the whole "fake" photo of repackaged relief goods. This photo in question circulated a few days after relief efforts of the government heavily criticized worldwide by their slow, chaotic, and unsystematic operation in delivering aid to the Superstorm Yolanda victims in Visayas region.
Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigal Valte wrote a message to the website:
"Don’t be deceived…I write to report a malicious blog entry uploaded to your site http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1061775 titled ‘Dirty Philippine Politics in shameless display’ which contains a photo of repackaged noodles with a yellow ribbon label on them, which user Male22maroon alleges are being distributed by President Benigno S. Aquino III to victims of Typhoon Haiyan.”
She even clarified that the items in question were part of donations back in late 2009, during the onslaught of typhoon Ondoy. At that time, Sen. Benigno Aquino, “requested that the labels be removed before the items be distributed further, and the volunteers thankfully acceded his request.”
The report in question was no longer available but a similar article from the CNN iReport titled This is what Pinoy Politicians do during a tragedy continues to exist and contains the same photo of the "repackaged noodles" along with other items similarly marked.
Report: http://kickerdaily.com/malacanang-refutes-fake-photo-of-repackaged-relief-goods/
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