Ethel Booba, trends on Twitter for political joke
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Read Ethel Booba's Twitter joke that had netizens buzzing.
Ethel Booba sparked comments from netizens after she reacted to a statement made by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque regarding China giving names to the undersea features in Benham Rise, a plateau located east of the Philippines.
Roque was quoted saying, “For me, we should not be too alarmist on this because China has given names to many things. Siopao, mami, all these were named by the Chinese. Hototay soup, but this did not mean that they owned these."
Ethel reacted by tweeting a joke. She wrote: “Your Chinese name is Gah Go. Charot!”
This sparked more “Chinese names” from netizens who shared Ethel’s sentiments. Read their thread below.
Your Chinese name is Gah Go. Charot! https://t.co/sKDFUvkGF8
— Ethel Booba (@IamEthylGabison) February 17, 2018
I love you Ethel! So witty
— Pinoy Ini (@BikeCommuterPH) February 20, 2018
Iba ka talaga Ethel lolz
— Laban Pinoy (@pinoy_laban) February 20, 2018
Maybe we should give them all their chinese names. Baka maunahan pa tayo since gusto nila na maging province tayo ng China.
— Anthony Dela Cruz (@Anthony60735100) February 21, 2018
Ikaw ? Ano tawag sa Chinese... Gah Ga ! Charot! ????????
— darren boy (@mrdarren761) February 18, 2018
Nice one Ethel. Actually mas matalino ka pa sa kanya. ????
— Chaz Mirana (@jazvinas71) February 20, 2018
Lodi ????????????
— Jelvin Mujar (@JelvinMujar) February 18, 2018
Nice name????
— Mylene Geonanga (@MGeonanga) February 18, 2018
Hahahahaha! Go girl!
— Eugene (@Diamond52847) February 18, 2018
Shet panalo!!! ????????????????????????????????
— fraulein_hg (@dvz_fraulein) February 17, 2018
