The Filipino netizens particularly in Twitterverse or Twitter Universe made an alternative histories in 140 characters or less as part of the Philippine Independence Day celebration. Netizens posted the hashtag #RP612fic, a hashtag that conquered the Twitter trending worldwide.
Based upon the tweets in the Philippines the #RP612fic which means “Republic of the Philippines june 12 fiction.”
The hashtag #RP612, is an event spearheaded by Filipino writer Paolo Chikiamco of RocketKapre.com who began the trends last 2009, re-imagining Philippine history yearly since that year.
Some of the most popular tweets, in an instance, what if the father of the Philippine Revolution, the Supremo himself, Andres Bonifacio, traveled through time and chanced upon the “city” named after him and the street name after his beloved Katipunan?
According to the original author of #RP612fic, the Twitter campaign puts Filipino authors coming together on Twitter to create tweet-length stories but needs to leave a space for the hashtag. After the event, Paolo Chikiamco will collate all submissions into a single post on his website.
The #RP612fic is a testament to the Filipino’s spot on humor. Listed below are some of the most popular #RP612fic:
My new single called “Lupang Hinirang” is already up on iTunes. And please don’t forget to vote for it on Myx! -Julian Felipe #RP612fic
— Narinig ko sa UP (@OverheardAtUP) June 12, 2014
Rizal: Chillin’ with La Solidaridad at BGC Thanks Andres for hosting the party. #RP612fic
— jundawnjundawn (@dawnhae) June 12, 2014
Damaso orders a 2-piece chicken meal at KFC. Gets neck and wing parts. #RP612fic
— Dino Maragay (@dino_mars) June 12, 2014
In a sudden realization in the midst of successive defeats, Andres Bonifacio yells: “Sinabi nang walang gagamit ng Foursquare e!” #RP612fic
— Andre Salvatierra (@shinkaide) June 11, 2014
‘Sosyal!’ -Andres Bonifacio, on Bonifacio Global City and Katipunan Avenue #RP612fic
— LPU Updates (@TagaLPU) June 12, 2014
*Aguinaldo has been made admin of the group Katipunan* *Emilio Aguinaldo likes this* *Andres Bonifacio has left the group* #RP612fic
— kim (@imhistinkerbell) June 12, 2014
Done painting Spoliarium. Please follow me on IG. -Juan Luna #nofilter #like4like #follow4follow #art #RP612fic pic.twitter.com/UJuX6Wd0m0
— Narinig ko sa UP (@OverheardAtUP) June 12, 2014