How #SentiSabado made the Philippines a better place

Filipino online journalist and blogger Tonyo Cruz came up a Twitter theme for Filipinos every Saturday where we would tweet about things we remembered from our childhood. Tonyo called it #SentiSabado and it became an international sensation last Saturday. #SentiSabado became such a huge success mainly because it was picked up by a lot of influencers in the Twitterverse. Celebrities, reporters, news anchors, DJ’s, politicians, bloggers, and social media evangelists were tweeting left and right all day long. Eventually a popular radio station (MAGIC 89.9) even had a SentiSabado theme for their show. It was also covered by several media outfits on Television, Print, Online, and Radio. In short, #SentiSabado was a massive successful undertaking.

However if you think a little bit deeper into it, #SentiSabado was such a welcome respite for the online Filipino community. Ever since the bus hostage incident social networking sites have been filled with nothing but negativity, frustration, and disappointment. I actually stopped checking Facebook for a bit because it was really annoying seeing nothing but bad vibes when you log in. #SentiSabado erased all of that! Even with the committee investigating the bus hostage being aired on the TV, nobody really paid too much attention and people were just happy reliving their moments from their childhood.

Tonyo’s timing with this was impeccable and I’m personally grateful for him because he made the online Filipino world a whole lighter with #SentiSabado.