CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two males, who dressed up as well-liked characters Spiderman and Son Goku, have apologized for the stunt they pulled whereas creating social media content material alongside the Cebu Transcentral Freeway final Sunday, October 27.
The people concerned have been recognized as content material creators Jason Ik, 27 and Boy Banat, 29.
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Content material creators doing stunts
Jason Ik is a local of Leyte, who now lives in San Fernando, Cebu. The content material he makes usually revolves round his life and travels together with his girlfriend.
In the meantime, Boy Banat is initially from Mindanao. He now lives in Consolacion city and posts prank movies on-line for his multiple million followers.
Final Sunday afternoon, the 2 males and a one other good friend determined to put on their superhero costumes and head out to the Transcentral Freeway.
Jason wore a Spiderman costume and Boy Banat was dressed as Son Goku. In the meantime, one other good friend confirmed up as Batman.
The group took with them Jason’s huge bike, which has a aspect automotive connected unto it, with the purpose of capturing some content material for his or her social media pages.
Authorities revealed that the boys carried out stunts, full with weapon props, by the aspect of the highway for passing motorists. As well as, they chased after some automobiles and rode the massive bike across the space.
When the boys’s video went viral on-line, the Freeway Patrol Group in Central Visayas (HPG-7) have been instantly notified of the incident.
HPG-7 chief Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla mentioned that he personally witnessed the boys’s acts on Sunday as he was on his option to the province.
Parilla mentioned that he instructed an officer to inform the boys to cease as their actions posed a hazard for themselves and everybody round them. As well as, a checkpoint was arrange within the space so as to deter different people who would wish to mimic them.
Spiderman and Son Goku summoned
On Thursday, October 31, the people concerned within the incident have been invited to the HPG-7 headquarters in Cebu Metropolis.
Throughout a press convention, Parilla emphasised that each males didn’t violate any legal guidelines because it was not forbidden to put on a fancy dress whereas driving a motorbike.
Parilla mentioned that this motion was not towards the regulation so long as the person was attentively following the site visitors guidelines to keep away from any accidents.
“Ato silang gibauran nga if ever magbuhat gani og mga content material dili man bawal. However we’ve to make it certain nga means maaksidente. They usually have to be accountable sa ilahang mga buhaton nga content material. Nga as a substitute nga makadaot, ang ilang buhaton is makatabang or nindot ang resulta sa ilahang mga viewers and followers,” he mentioned.
(I warned them that if ever they’d do one thing for his or her content material that isn’t prohibited. However we’ve to make it possible for we can not trigger an accident. They usually have to be chargeable for their actions in making their content material. That as a substitute they do one thing that can’t trigger hassle, or one thing with good outcomes to the viewers and followers.)
Sorry
In the meantime, each content material creators have apologized for the incident and admitted their errors.
Boy Banat, immersed in his character as Son Goku, admitted that he and his mates made a mistake by performing stunts onboard a car alongside the freeway on Sunday.
He additionally mentioned that they’d discovered their lesson and that they’d not repeat the identical mistake.
Parilla mentioned that the 2 males have been forgiven for his or her actions after they sincerely apologized. They have been despatched residence after their apology..
Nonetheless, Parilla mentioned that this must also function a lesson for different content material house owners to make use of their platforms responsibly and with out risking anybody’s security.
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