Pinoys on Twitter mark Independence Day with #RP612fic
What's it like to watch Jose Rizal nae nae? Or Apolinario Mabini singing about his legs "not working like they used to before?"
Filipino netizens took to Twitter to inject Philippine history with pop culture and humor this Independence Day, using the hashtag #RP612fic.
As of this posting, the hashtag is the top trend in the Philippines.
Watch me whip Watch me Pepe #RP612fic pic.twitter.com/LJgq1Lp5Yw
— bunny bae (@sica_forehead) June 11, 2015
#RP612fic is a Twitter event spearheaded by Filipino writer Paolo Chikiamco of RocketKapre.com and began in 2009.
Here are some tweets that show Philippine alternate history, as told by Pinoys in the Twitterverse:
Andres Bonifacio as KKKapow vs Emilio Aguinaldo as Mr. President in BAD BLOOD #RP612fic pic.twitter.com/v9sw9F5XOW
— nikki.png (@salcedonot) June 11, 2015
Jose Rizal's status in FB: In a Relationship with Segunda Katigbak, Leonor Rivera and 10 others. #RP612fic
— Jerome Infante (@jomskywalker) June 11, 2015
yay! my uber is here! #RP612fic pic.twitter.com/WdK6o9FBid
— niche dumlao (@nicherautomatic) June 11, 2015
Amorsolo: Finally Ariel happened to me. #RP612fic pic.twitter.com/FJrl0805hw
— Renato Carpina (@renzcarpina) June 11, 2015
— Raffy Cabristante/LBG, GMA News