UPLB Student Stephen Villena Receives P50,000 from Mar Roxas for Being Rude to Mayor Duterte?

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University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) student Stephen Villena allegedly received P50,000 from LP presidentiable, Mar Roxas, this is according to a screenshot that is now going viral on Facebook. Villena received a lot of criticisms after he was seen apparently being rude to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo 'Rody' Duterte during the forum inside the UPLB campus this Friday, March 11, 2016.

"Sir, sana pakisagot lang po ng diretso kasi nagtatanong po kami ng diretso dito para po makauwi na kayo." (Sir, I hope you answer questions directly because our questions are also directly, so that you already go home afterwards.) Stephen Villena told Mayor Duterte, as he interrupted the presidential candidate while explaining his answer to the question of the UPLB student during the Q&A portion.

Nevertheless, Mayor Duterte maintained his composure and continued to explain his answer. The tough-talking mayor said that in case he will be elected as president, his administration will prioritize budget on education instead of national security. However, the UPLB student was not somehow satisfied with the mayor's explanation so he commented and asked Duterte a follow-up question.

Last Saturday, many netizens especially Duterte supporters got curious about his real identity. A few hours later, a screenshot of a photo went viral on Facebook allegedly showed Stephen Villena with Aika Robredo, the daughter of Congresswoman Leni Robredo, who is also the vice presidentiable of LP. But more than, a screenshot also went viral suggesting that he received money from Mar Roxas.

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Looking closely on the screenshot, it appears to be an online receipt revealing that Stephen Villena has an account at coins.ph, and that he received P50.159.99. The money was marked as 'salary from Mar Roxas' and was sent to his residence at Imus, Cavite via M Lhuillier Kwarta Padala. His Facebook and Twitter have been deactivated since the issue, and we cannot confirm if the screenshot is legit or not.
Earlier, UPLB student Ronald Gem Celestial posted an open letter on his Facebook, slamming local news site, Rappler. According to him, its video report is misleading and suggested that he is the one who interrupted Mayor Duterte, and that he received a lot of negative comments because of this. Hours later, Rappler issued a statement, apologizing for the conclusion, and called it as an honest mistake.

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