Some Filipino netizens reacts on Korina Sanchez controversial comment right after their news cast on their evening news program, TV Patrol. Korina Together with co-news casters Ted Failon and Noli De Castro are commenting about the coming Typhoon Ruby (International name: Typhoon Hagupit). Typhoon Ruby is expected to landfall on Philippine area this Saturday. According to NASA, The said typhoon has nearly the same route that Super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) took last November,2013. However, Korina Sanchez has an additional suggestion regarding on the coming landfall of Ruby. According to her, Filipinos can still pray to God to spare the Philippines by changing it's route and hit Japan instead.
Here's how the conversation on TV Patrol December 3, 2014 episode went:
Korina: Kaya pa natin idasal yan para lumihis. (We can still pray so that the typhoon will deviate away.)
Noli de Castro: Sana ay hati na lang tayo. Kalahati sa Pilipinas, kalahati sa Japan. (Hopefully, only half the typhoon will hit us and the other half will hit Japan)
Korina: Puwede bang sa kanilang lahat? (Is it possible for the entire typhoon to just hit Japan?)
Noli: Wag naman. (Hope not.)
Korina: Sa kanila na lang lahat. Parang mas kaya nila. (Let Japan have it all, looks like they’re more capable to face the typhoon.)
Korina's controversial comment become a hot topic on social media.
Last year, she was also in the hot seat after she slams CNN anchor, Anderson Cooper's report in Tacloban during Super typhoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan)
Here are some reactions from netizens which I've seen on Facebook.
Screen capture above taken on Marcelo Santos IV Facebook page