Netizens 'ship' Mayor Vico Sotto and Gretchen Ho after being spotted seated next to each other at a SEA Games volleyball match

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Gretchen Ho were spotted at the SEA Games volleyball opening match on Tuesday and netizens couldn't help but ship for the two.

A hashtag was even created: #ViChen.

We are not going to sit here and ignore these images. Paki explain mayora, @gretchenho. ????

Give this duo a nickname. ???? pic.twitter.com/IPUIlDxCXl

— UAAP - NCAA Memes (@UAAP_NCAA_Memes) December 3, 2019

Really ? #ViChen ???? https://t.co/z7doSzwZT6

— Ana frencies Mañozo (@frencies_ana) December 4, 2019

Wait lang!!! #ViChen in the house:) #SEAGames2019 @gretchenho @VicoSotto pic.twitter.com/dbxwPZ5PFp

— woodzevan (@woodzevanyoun) December 3, 2019

We ship!!! #ViChen ♥?♥?♥? pic.twitter.com/lsthJ8CAUr

— merly; (@anne_meryll) December 3, 2019

NEW SHIP #ViChen ????@gretchenho @VicoSotto pic.twitter.com/pi3NpAFKs6

— Annika Habib (@AnnikaHabib) December 3, 2019

They look so happy chugeder !! ????#ViChen @gretchenho @VicoSotto pic.twitter.com/mq9S952dy2

— UNPLUGGED ???? (@KOMPYUTER2003) December 4, 2019

Vico and Gretchen both graduated from Ateneo de Manila University.

The Pasig Mayor and volleyball player were spotted sitting beside actor, athlete, painter and Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez and with his wife, 4th District Representative of Leyte, Lucy Torres.

On his Twitter account, Vico posted a selfie with Mayor Richard and Olympian Yoyong Martires.

#skl. Natuwa ako dahil katabi ko kanina, dalawang dating national athlete natin --

SEA Games Gold Medalist Mayor Richard Gomez ????????

at Olympian Yoyong Martires ????‍???????? pic.twitter.com/QUj4jbkFw1

— Vico Sotto (@VicoSotto) December 3, 2019