GMA’s Hello Garci ringtone now certified platinum
Consumer group TXTPower today said that downloads of Hello Garci and I’m Sorry ringtones featuring Mrs. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s voice have reached 533,713 making it a certified platinum hit.
TXTPower convenor Tonyo Cruz said that the group’s TXTPower.org website now has 25 Hello Garci ringtone remixes featuring Mrs’ Arroyo’s voice in the Gloriagate tapes.
“As an incentive, Mrs. Arroyo would receive her platinum award for the Hello Garci only when she finally announces her resignation,” said Cruz. Platinum awards are given singles and records that have made sales of at least 500,000 units.
Cruz said that TXTPower estimates that about two million Filipinos here and abroad have used or continue to use a Hello Garci ringtone.
The latest addition, the I’m Sorry ringtones, were uploaded to the site soon after Mrs. Arroyo’s statement of unlamented apology.
The I’m Sorry ringtones have two variations – one set to the tune of the Filipino melodramatic song Tuliro, while another one had Mrs. Arroyo’s “I’m Sorry” interspersed with portions from Mrs. Susan Roces Poe’s fighting speech including “Hindi ko matatanggap ang iyong sorry” and “Ang sinungaling ay kapatid ng magnanakaw.”
The funny and naughty ringtones are now a fixture in anti-Arroyo rallies, lending a festive air to the protests as they are played in between speaking turns of protest leaders and cultural presentations.
Now also available for download are ten protest placards featuring different anti-GMA slogans for use in rallies and other protest actions, including one rendered in text language: “GMA, its tym 2 go!”
The other downloadable placards state these slogans: “Gloria Magresign Arroyo”, “Hello Garci? Goodbye Gloria!” and “GMA, Wat r u jueteng 4? Resign now!”.
“We expect to have our one millionth download by the end of July. But hopefully, Mrs. Arroyo would have resigned by that time,” said Cruz.
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