Bayambang, Pangasinan Mayor Niña Jose went viral on social media after she complained about the smell of the microphone she used during a speech she delivered before her constituents.
“Can I change the mic? There’s bad breath here. Sorry, ang baho talaga nung mic,” she said.
Millions of netizens have watched the video clip, but most criticized the mayor for being dramatic and not being down-to-earth.
To address the criticism, Jose uploaded the original video highlighting that the clip circulated on the internet was edited to make fun of her.
She clarified that no one previously used the mic and she only made such a statement as a joke.
“Ang microphone ay hindi ginamit ng sinuman bago ko gamitin bagkus ito ay naitago ng matagal kaya marahil nag-cause ng hindi magandang amoy. Hindi ko iyon nasabi to malign or magpahiya ng tao,” she said.
“Kilala rin ako ng aking close friends at ng aking LGU family sa pagbibitaw ng mga weird statements. That time talagang hindi maganda ang amoy ng microphone. If ever I have to apologize, I will apologize to the microphone because nasabi kong mabaho na ito,” she added.
She then asked the netizens to stop judging her quickly by watching a short clip.