A photo of Mar Roxas riding an MRT is making the rounds online and went viral after it was posted originally in the Facebook Page “Oras Na, Roxas Na.” According to the description of the photo posted on Facebook, the photo was taken by a commuter who was also riding the MRT during that time.
Mar Roxas Riding an MRT (Photo Credit: RachFeed.com)
The photo was taken last Friday, November 28, 2014, based upon the description, the DILG Secretary Mar Roxas opted to ride the MRT in order to “avoid the usual Friday pay day traffic jam,” as claimed by the Facebook Page “Oras Na, Roxas Na.”
At first the photo seems legitimate but when the admin commented on the photo that it was taken by “Team Mar,” netizens commented that the photo was staged and it was clearly fake.
According, RachFeed.com, the admin of the Page admitted that the photo was taken by Team Mar, the blogger even, highlighted the caption posted by the admin of the Facebook Page.
The viral photo of Mar Roxas has been posted in various Facebook Pages and even shared thousands of times online. As of writing, a total of 1,700 people Liked the photo. It was also shared more than 1,300 but the most interesting part of the photo is the number of comments, there are more than 1,900 comments in the photo, majority of them critizing the moves made by Mar Roxas.
Here’s the Original Post Featuring Mar Roxas Riding an MRT: