Ace Hardware denies involvement in ‘Suntukan sa Ace Hardware’ meme

Ace Hardware Corp. on Thursday denied any involvement in an event called "Suntukan sa Ace Hardware" which went viral on social media.

"Please be informed that no such event created nor organized by Ace Hardware," Ace Hardware said in a message sent to GMA News Online.

"Ace Hardware does not condone nor tolerate violence of any kind. Please be guided accordingly," it said.

Later, in an official statement, Ace Hardware said: "We appreciate the excitement created by the "Suntukan sa Ace Hardware" event that went viral on Facebook. However, we do not encourage this type of digital publicity."

"No such event was organized by Ace Hardware in SM City Lucena or any of our branches," it added.

The event, scheduled at 3 p.m on April 15 at SM City Lucena, was created by a certain Bulbulito Balagbag: tuberong kulay green.

As of posting time, a total of 58,000 people have confirmed as "going" to the event, while 38,000 have said that they are "interested" in the event. — KG/RSJ, GMA News