Ipinagtanggol ng voice talent at content creator na si Inka Magnaye ang kaniyang non-showbiz boyfriend mula sa atake ng netizens sa pagdadawit sa huli sa usapin ng korupsiyon sa flood control projects ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
Isang civil engineer ang nobyo ni Inka na si na kasalukuyang nagtatrabaho sa naturang kagawaran ng ng gobyerno.
Sa isang video na ipinost nitong Sabado, iginiit ni Inka ang kaniyang pagkadismaya sa naging epekto ng isang post mula sa isang anonymous na account na, ayon sa kaniya ay naging dahilan "to condemn us to a witch hunt."
"I've been harassed all week with allegations and people have been posting details of Mat's work online for everyone to see just because they think he's corrupt. That's doxing. People have been accusing me of stuff because they said I've been quiet, but I've not been quiet," saad niya.
Ayon kay Inka, nagpo-post siya dati ng mga tungkol sa kontrobersyal na usapin sa flood control projects sa kaniyang Threads at TikTok accounts.
Gayunpaman, inamin niyang hindi siya palaging nagsasalita nang lantaran sa mga isyu na hindi niya gaanong naiintindihan o may direktang karanasan.
"When the flood control issue exploded, the last thing I wanted to do was misspeak about Mat's place of work and cause him to lose his livelihood. So, instead, what I do is I repost and reshare good content with important information from credible sources," paliwanag niya.
Binig-diin din niya na hindi lahat ng nagtatrabaho sa gobyerno ay kurap, "Don't discount that there are good people who truly want to serve the public, just like his dad, who passed away even before Mat started working there."
Dagdag pa niya, pinaghirapan ng kaniyang nobyo ang lahat ng meron ito ngayon, at pinipili niyang hindi madalas banggitin ang trabaho nito bilang respeto sa kaniyang privacy.
"I became even more protective of him because I know that there's so many people out there who won't even care that he's good at his job and that he works clean," ayon pa kay Inka.
"Look, we understand the anger of the people because it is our anger too. And it's so unfortunate that Mat and I, along with so many other people who are not involved in whatever is going on, are getting caught in the crossfire," dagdag niya.
Sa pagtatapos ng kanyang video, nanawagan si Inka sa publiko na huwag agad maniwala sa mga haka-haka at irespeto ang mga taong walang kinalaman sa isyu.
"This issue is way bigger than Mat and I. We, Mat and myself, are legitimate taxpayers and are obviously against corruption of any kind and we want those who mishandled the funds to be held accountable," sabi ni Inka. — FRJ GMA Integrated News
