'BOY DILA' APOLOGIZES FOR BEHAVIOR AT WATTAH WATTAH FESTIVAL

(SPOT.ph) It didn’t take long for the Internet to identify "Boy Dila"—the man who sprayed water at a motorcycle rider while sticking out his tongue during the Wattah Wattah Festival on June 24—as a certain Lexter Castro, who finally made a public apology for his behavior more than a week after the incident.

Castro joined San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora in a media conference on July 2 to express regret for what he did, as captured in a viral TikTok video that earned a bulk of public ire that came after unruly celebrants marred what should have been a religious celebration. 

"Aminado naman ako mali ako sa ginawa ko. Ako po ay humihingi ng paumanhin sa mga naabala kong tao, lalo na po sa rider na nabasa ko," Castro said. "Hindi naman po ako masamang tao. Mabait po ako."

Castro said he has received numerous death threats since the incident, on top of being targeted with scam food deliveries after his home address was leaked. He called on the public to spare his family from the controversy.

"Na-iistress na rin po ako," Castro said.

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What happened to Lexter Castro aka Boy Dila in the Wattah Wattah Festival?

On social media, though, it appears Castro was far from remorseful in the week after the Wattah Wattah Festival. With the Internet's eyes on him, he began to fill a page audaciously dubbed "Boy Dila" with his videos.

A few of them have already reached over a million views.

Zamora said Castro was initially proud of what he had done, but eventually came to his senses following a serious talk between them.

"Galit na galit ako kay Lexter kasi ang kaniyang ginawa ay naging mukha ng festival, ngunit nakapagusap kami at nakita ko sinsero siya sa kaniyang pakiumanhin," Zamora said. "Ipinaintindi ko kay Lexter na kaniyang ginagawa ay nagiging dahilan kung bakit pumapangit ang tingin ng tao sa lungsod ng San Juan. Natauhan naman siya."

Castro finally posted a public apology video on his Facebook page midnight of July 2.

Although Castro’s actions were inappropriate, Zamora clarified after consulting with several lawyers that they did not constitute a legal offense under current laws.

"Wala kasing violation ng anumang batas. Kung sakali ‘yung rider na binasa niya, nasira ‘yung celphone o laptop, puwede siyang kasuhan ng reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property. Depende ngayon ‘yan sa rider kung magfi-file ng complaint," Zamora said, adding that he will arrange a meeting between Castro and the motorcycle rider once identified.

Also read: Unruly Wattah Wattah Festival Celebrants Will Face Consequences, Says San Juan Gov't

2024-07-03T08:04:03Z dg43tfdfdgfd