Nueva Ecija Gov. Aurelio “Oyie” Umali on Monday disowned a social media post using his name and image to congratulate two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo who made history at the Summer Games in Paris, France. The politician said that the congratulatory post, which has since become viral, was from a “fake Facebook account” which he said was being maintained by his “political detractors.
” The viral post allegedly showed a huge image of Umali while a significantly smaller picture of Yulo was placed on the right side. The image allegedly came from the Facebook page “Governor Aurelio ‘Oyie’ Umali” which has the username @BestGovOyie. A look at the page reveals another post that was “edited” due to the widespread criticism it has earned from online Filipinos.
It featured a larger image of Yulo while Umali’s picture was placed below and edited to a smaller size. “CONGRATULATIONS! Carlos Yulo. PS: Edited na.
Bash nyo ko eh,” the page said on August 3. The following day, the page posted another congratulatory post that featured a bigger image of Yulo. “2nd GOLD.
Congratulations! Carlos Yulo PS: Nilakihan ko na po s’ya. PSS: Nagsama pa ako ng iba para mas masaya,” it said on August 4. Umali warned the public about the “fake” account on his Facebook page “Aurelio Oyie Matias Umali” which has the username @governoroyieumali.
“Yesterday, the social media was saturated with posts and shares of greetings to Carlos Edriel Yulo for his succ.