Batangueno villagers in Batangas lambasted Erwin Tulfo over his controversial statement amid crisis during Taal Volcano eruption.

Erwin Tulfo is making round on social media amid the crisis brought about by tragedy of Taal Volcano eruption on Sunday, January12, 2020.

Tulfo’s controversial statement in his program regarding abandonment of horses and other animals in Batangas became the most talk issue in social media not only to Batangueno people but everybody in the online world who have already known the issue.

Batangueno people especially the farmers of Batangas did not like to what Tulfo said during his program that seems offensive in the part of the victims.

What exactly Tulfo said during his program that offend the Batangueno villagers?

In a statement, the veteran radio broadcaster said, “Diyos ko po! Maaawa ka. Iniwan ng mga kumag na may-ari. Pinakakitaan nila nung di pa sumabog yang Taal. Sobrang init dun eh mamamatay talaga yan… Iniwan ng mga putragis na may-ari…” he said.

The statement of Tulfo was misinterpreted by the many claiming that the anchorman did not understand the complicated situation of villagers who abandoned horses and other animals amid tragedy.

But in the program of Erwin Tulfo, it’s obvious that he has no intention of offending Batangueno people. I think it’s just a wrong choice of the right word plus the wrong interpretation of the readers and listeners to the general understanding makes the issue complicated.

The said issue of Tulfo’s wrong choice of the right word caused a Batangueno villager went viral while he was rescuing his horse and cleaning it with sea water from dirt of ashes due to a heavy ashfall during the eruption of Taal Volcano.

The second video in this page show a Batangueno washing his horse and calling the name of Tulfo as he wanted to prove that they did not abandoned their animals but it was only happened that they need to prioritize their individual safety and family over their livestock because saving their livestock require enough time and bigger vehicle to transfer to a safer place.

Watch video of a Batangueno washing his horse: