Social
media attacks on the courier and logistics company LBC have gone viral, mostly
in OFW Facebook pages. OFWs and their families are some of the most frequent
users of courier and door-to-door delivery services in the Philippines. One of
such posts came from the account of a certain Ramon Tumpap, an OFW working in a
restaurant in Spain. Concerned netizens have come forth with information
regarding the true identity of Tumpap. However the motive of his post has been
unclear. Tumpap aka Ramon Lobo, used his personal Facebook account to post
pictures of volunteer workers sorting through relief boxes in a Taiwan
warehouse. An official inquiry was made and it turned out that the photos
posted where that of a Taiwanese warehouse, and not LBC's warehouse as alleged
by Lobo/Tumpap.
Many
netizens were angered and just ended up sharing and resharing Tumpap's post
without even vetting the veracity of his claims resulting in the false claim
going viral. Of course the photo was not taken from the warehouse of LBC but
because pasalubong is an integral part of the Filipino family's love language,
may OFWs were incensed despite other OFWs who actually use LBC's services and
swear by their good and prompt service.
As of
this writing, Tumpap has since deactivated his Facebook account on the pretense
that he is ill and cannot be disturbed, thinking that evading investigators
will make it all go away. There is no news or lead as to who may have hired
Tumpap to post such online vitriol.
LBC is
the courier of choice of many companies and OFWs families mostly because of
LBC's reliable service and brand loyalty resulting from decades of operation in
both domestic and international markets. LBC is a Filipino company.
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