Last March 20, more than 130,000 people flocked to Emerald Avenue in Pasig for the PasigLaban Para sa Tropa Pasig City People’s Rally in support of presidential candidate Leni Robredo and her running mate Kiko Pangilinan. The street was flooded with pink as literally hundreds of thousands donned the color representing the Leni-Kiko campaign.
One moment that went viral on social media is when the PasigLaban crowd in pink all harmoniously sang Ariana Grande’s hit song, “Break Free.” This particular moment at PasigLaban became so well-known on social media that it even caught the attention of Ariana Grande herself. She expressed her amazement by posting two IG stories of the crowd singing her song.
'I COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS'
LOOK: Global sensation Ariana Grande shared on her Instagram Story a video of the colossal crowd at the #PasigLaban rally singing her hit track "Break Free."
[📽️: Ariana Grande/original video from @marthawilsona] pic.twitter.com/EpPFuxUxOU
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) March 20, 2022
'🥺🥺🥺'
LOOK: Ariana Grande shared on her Instagram Story another clip of the massive crowd at the Robredo-Pangilinan tandem's #PasigLaban rally jamming to her iconic 2014 song. | @denverINQ pic.twitter.com/BMWEKkULSr
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) March 20, 2022
Of course, Twitter just had to react to this special moment with some funny quips and poorly edited memes. Let’s look at some of the funniest reactions from the mini-blogging site.
Twitter pointed out that Leni is somehow starting to collect pop star supporters like Thanos with the Infinity Stones. Cher, Ariana – who’s next?
Pop Legend and Icon, Cher and Main Pop Girl, Ariana Grande, giving recognition to our madam president Leni Robredo. LENI ROBREDO WORLD DOMINATION. #PasigLaban pic.twitter.com/M7JkO981jH
— Ken (@kenjsjsjsjsjsjs) March 20, 2022
Cher, Ariana Grande and sino susunod sa collection ni VP Leni Robredo na musician icon? Shes collecting them like infinity stones #LeniKiko2022 pic.twitter.com/uhs0m9G6wo
— stranger enzo (@Renzoo_19) March 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/kweengaega/status/1505588398131916802?s=20&t=rAmfnWWAPN-ylKYvSfT-ZQ
Here are some tweets where Ariana looks like a special guest for Robredo’s campaign:
ARIANA GRANDE WITH OUR PRESIDENT LENI ROBREDO 🌸💗 pic.twitter.com/xUFAJLZ0Jc
— æ-KUZO (@kuzokusunoki) March 20, 2022
ariana grande being vp leni's special guest for the campaign rally 😌 @lenirobredo pic.twitter.com/0H76RdK1FV
— jus 🌶️ (@justineeeemarie) March 20, 2022
Ariana’s “God is a woman” refers to Leni?
https://twitter.com/misisjennie/status/1505599764758376449?s=20&t=gOA3ghj-5DbzqhjQA1ao8g
After Ariana showed her support for Robredo, social media influencer Bretman Rock also went on IG Stories to express his support for Leni.
'MY PRESIDENT IS A WOMAN'
LOOK: Filipino-American social media star @bretmanrock took to his Instagram stories to express support for presidential candidate @lenirobredo on Sunday, the day the vice president had a stunning campaign rally in Pasig City.
📸Bretman Rock pic.twitter.com/k5iTDtQEok
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) March 21, 2022
It’s quite amazing to see 130,000 Filipinos gather in one area to promote one presidential candidate, but it’s another incredible thing entirely to see international pop culture icons post about VP Robredo and her campaign.
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