DJ Loonyo, the viral TikTok choreographer who has amassed a huge following on social media, apologized on Wednesday over his statements against coronavirus mass testing, saying it was a case of mixing up terms.
The topic of mass testing came up in a Tuesday live stream hosted by hiphop artist Kenjhons Serrano on Facebook. DJ Loonyo was one of the geusts.
“Oh my God,” DJ Loonyo said, shaking his head, when asked for his thoughts on mass testing. “I just don’t know. It’s like, gagana ba itong bagay na ito sa ganitong ano? ‘Di ba? I don’t know ano gagamitin nila sa mass testing, but kung ano ipapainom nila, kung ano ipapagawa nila.”
“It’s a trial and error, kaya it’s mass testing… Kaya kawawa ‘yung mag-i-intake at ‘yung mag-a-undergo niyan, because it’s not 100% proven,” he said.
In his apology on Wednesday, DJ Loonyo admitted “the wrong use of terminology in that particular instance.”
“My point is not particularly about the ‘Covid Mass Testing’; I was actually referring to ‘CLINICAL TRIALS’. I understand that the use of terminology is critical, so I apologize for any confusion caused,” he wrote.
Amid his viral remarks, DJ Loonyo has been criticized for spreading misinformation, and for allegedly being irresponsible given his reach on social media.(ABS-CBN)
