Agot Isidro, Duterte on Social Media: 7 Things about the ‘psychopath’ posts

Supporters of Agot Isidro and President Duterte are taking their turns in slamming both the actress and the chief executive of the Philippines. Isidro over the weekend called Duterte a psychopath, drawing both applause and flak from the public, including a La Salle professor. Here are seven things to know about the story:

1. Agot Isidro called President Duterte a psychopath.

Agot Isidro on Oct. 7 took to Facebook to express her insights on President Duterte. In her post, she boldly said the President is not bipolar, but a psychopath.

2. What is a psychopath? Agot Isidro, who had earlier spoken about seeing a psychiatrist for mental health, encouraged the public to look into the definition of a psychopath. (Read: Agot Isidro speaks openly about seeing a psychiatrist — PDI report)  After being slammed by critics, Isidro posted this piece by Psychology Today.

The Psychology Today article reads: “The key qualities of the psychopath, a.k.a. person with antisocial personality disorder, include committing acts that harm others (and showing no remorse), being incapable of showing empathy, engaging in impulsive behaviors, being sexually promiscuous, and manipulating others to get his or her own way.”

Isidro had earlier said, “I’ve been very vocal about [psychotherapy]. One shouldn’t be ashamed to admit that one needs help.”

3. Malacañang has responded to Agot Isidro’s Facebook post.

According to the Inquirer, Presidential Spokersperson Erneto Abella said that while the actress is entitled to her own opinion, “we need to really hear what the President is calling Filipinos to do, which is be free from dependence on foreign aid, which is what the lady is fearful we will lose.” He further said, “The President is calling for Filipinos to be truly independent economically and mentally and psychologically.”

4. In an elaborate reaction to Isidro’s ‘psychopath’ post, a La Salle professor said, “(C)ountries do not behave like the soap opera characters you play.” See his post below:

The De La Salle Professor, Antonio P. Contreras, further said, “Agot Isidro should be ashamed of herself. What she said is precisely what happens when you become mendicant. You think heavens will fall and we will get hungry just because of the US and the EU are pissed off. ” The professor added in a separate post:

Antonio Contreras is a political analyst and a professor of Political Science.

5. Agot Isidro’s personal life was attacked by bashers over her comments. Some netizens have claimed the reason for her separation from former husband Manu Sandejas was she could not get pregnant. (Read: Agot Isidro, ex-husband Manu Sandejas in good terms — ABS-CBN report.)

I was hoping troll will attack Agot Isidro based on facts and reasoning but they sorted to demeaning her as a woman. Legit ad hominem. Dead.

— Rod Magaru (@rodmagaru) October 9, 2016

UPD graduate and Ateneo MA holder, Agot Isidro being reduced to a "baog kaya iniwan ng asawa" leaves such a bad taste in my mouth.

— Rogie Vasquez (@rogievasquez) October 9, 2016

6. Jim Paredes, a known friend of Agot Isidro, has this to say on Twitter:

So why is he embracing China and Russia? It is not about independence. It is about his fear of his human rights… https://t.co/OftUHjEweI

— Jim (@Jimparedes) October 9, 2016

7. Elizabeth Oropesa, a veteran actress, claims she’s a psychopath.

Joining the online discussions on Agot Isidro’s post is veteran actress Elizabeth Oropesa. In a Facebook post, Oropesa posted a selfie captioned: “One of the 16 million psyhcopaths (sic).”