The Iloilo City Council has been urged to declare content creator Euleen Castro, also known as “Yobab,” persona non grata or an unwelcome person in the city.
The declaration was recommended by PJ Arañador, a consultant for the Iloilo UNESCO Creative City for Gastronomy on Culture and Design.
The recommendation stemmed from Castro’s “insulting” review of the food and drinks she ordered at Coffeebreak, Iloilo’s homegrown coffee chain.
According to Arañador, the persona declaration will set a precedent that content creators “have to be sensitive to the livelihood sectors and enterprises whose long years of toil a blogger can only disregard for his or her own self-promotions, whimps and caprices.”
“If we can’t declare her persona non grata she can do it again and in other cities,” he said.
Arañador’s proposal was deferred by the City Council on Tuesday, June 10, due to the absence of an endorsement slip.
In her latest YouTube video, Castro explained her remarks, which earned the ire of many Ilonggos.
“Honestly, hindi po talaga ako nasarapan. Opinyon ko naman po yon. Hindi ko sinabing huwag puntahan. Hindi ko sinabing magsara kayo. Hindi ko po minura yung pagkain, yung staff, yung cafe wala akong minura expression ko lang talaga ‘yon,” she said.
“Gets ko po sa mga hindi nakaka-gets ng humor ko. Naiintindihan ko po yung frustations na naramdaman niyo. Tama na po, okay na po. Natuto na po ako,” Castro added.IMT
