PEP EXCLUSIVE: Part III Marlene Aguilar: "Jason's fan club will change the world."

Mark Angelo Ching
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 @ 04:21PM  |  43536 views

During the interview last Friday, January 29, Marlene was exchanging text messages with one of the members of her son's fan club in Facebook. Later in the day, parts of Marlene's answers to the interview were posted on the fan club's wall.

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Were there changes you could not discuss?

Marlene just nodded her head.

But why did he join the military?

"Because he's addicted to danger. Yun lang ang... kami, we seek danger," she said.

FAN CLUB. But one good thing came out of Jason's arrest—supporters of the "warriors of heaven" are increasing, Marlene said.

She proudly pointed out that the members of Jason's fan club in Facebook are steadily increasing. As of press time, the fan page has recruited more than 15,000 supporters.

PEP tried to ask members of the fan club for interviews last Friday, but the top members had agreed not to talk to the media. The moderator of its exclusive chat page, for instance, had sought to ban media from the site, citing the need to "protect" their "Tita Marlene."

Top members of the fan club are increasingly anti-establishment. Posts in the Facebook fan page vary from blind adoration to Jason's "good looks," criticism of the media's portrayal of Jason, get well wishes, T-shirt designs, and messages from haters.

Marlene is in constant communication with the senior members of the page. Marlene thinks the youth members of this Facebook page will become a "big force" that can bring the "new world."

"Yun yung power ng fan club. They are underestimating the power of Jason's fan club. It's like Jason's tragedy had to happen to unite you guys," she said.

This way, Jason's case has inspired a higher level.

"It's not really about me or my son anymore, it's really... You have to look at it in a bigger picture," she said.

The support she's getting from Facebook users, Marlene said, inspires her to continue her fight for a better Philippines. A part of her, however, wants to quit if she loses her son. She said she will then doubt if she can continue what the Buddhist oracle has predicted for her.

"I will play this theater. This is a theater. You know, di ko kaya. Mamatay na lang ako. If I lose my son, I'm going away to live a quiet life," Marlene concluded.

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