A youth group lambasted Parokya ni Edgar vocalist Chito Miranda. This after he posed like the former President Ferdinand Marcos sa isang event para sa birthday ng dating pangulo.
Nabasa namin ang statement ng Akbayan partylist about this: “We are concerned that Mr. Miranda’s photo and the band’s participation in the Marcos Fiesta celebrating the late strongman’s birthday might be construed as a nod to the Marcos dictatorship.”
“The late dictator is not someone to be applauded or emulated by the today’s young people,” sabi sa statement. For their part, Student Council Alliance of the Philippines chairperson Francesca “Iska” Dalangin wants a dialogue with Parokya: “Parokya ni Edgar is a pop icon of our generation.
A lot of young people, including us, idolize them. We thus hope the band uses its unique position to become ambassadors of truth. Let’s use rock n’ roll to set the truth free from the Marcoses’ historical revisionism!”