Alfred Vargas attacks poll rivals, Ogie Diaz quips: How did it come to this?

Alfred Vargas Showbiz insider and talent manager Ogie Diaz was seemingly shocked when a video of actor-turned-politician Alfred Vargas from a campaign sortie went viral on social media. In the video, Vargas was seen allegedly mocking the physical appearances of their political rivals in the upcoming midterm elections. The actor is running for councilor in the 5th district of Quezon City.

Diaz even shared the video in a Facebook post, where Alfred was on stage surrounded by his supporters and fellow candidates. “Baka gustong linawin ito ni Alfred Vargas. Puro nega ang comment sa kanya [Maybe Alfred Vargas wants to clarify this.

There are so many negative comments about him],” said the showbiz insider in his post. Diaz added, “Bakit dumating na raw sta sa ganitong point ng pamumulitika?” [How did he reach this point in politics?] In the video, Vargas can be heard joking that he and his brother, Rep. PM Vargas, prefer to choose good-looking candidates, while they referred to their political opponents as looking like drug addicts.

“Kami ni Cong. PM, pag namimili kami, pinipili namin magaganda’t gwapo. Kasi yung titingnan ninyo, ‘yung mga nakukuhang leaders ng mga kalaban namin, mga mukhang adik [Congressman PM and I, when we choose, we pick the beautiful and handsome ones.

Because if you look at the leaders our opponents get, they look like addicts],” said Vargas, with the audience laughing in the background. He continued, “Totoo di ba? Tsaka puro may mga utang..