Vic Agustin wets himself, now officially nuts

Inquirer columnist wets himself in front of the TV camera during a guesting on ANC’s Media In Focus. (TV grab from ANC)

Vic Agustin, the Inquirer business columnist who got suspended for throwing a glass of water at activist RC Constantino during a press conference, has officially declared himself to the world that he is nuts.

On the ANC show “Media in Focus” being broadcast as I write this (6:11 p.m.), Agustin told Cheche Lazaro that he had offered Constantino, who was also at the studio, the chance to douse him with water in retaliation for what the columnist did days ago. But Constantino refused, Agustin said. So Agustin decided to do the act on himself, in front of Lazaro and in front of the camera.

Listening to him being questioned by Lazaro, Agustin looked a bit smug, as if he was proud of what he did. And as the show came to a close, Agustin spewed his bile, most of it non sequiturs, against the Left.

As Lazaro was about to make her closing spiel, Agustin asked Constantino to take his hand. I could tell by the look on Agustin’s face that he was mocking the activist. Perhaps sensing that the columnist was being condescending, Constantino offered his bottled water to Agustin instead and said: “You can have my water.”
It was a display, indeed, of arrogance and condescension on Agustin’s part. You could tell by his gestures, by the look on his face and by the tone of his voice that he thinks mightily of himself. Perhaps the success of his column has gotten to his head?

The Inquirer publisher should extend the suspension for another month. Better still, forever. Agustin has officially become nuts, an embarrassment to the Inquirer.

Check out Joe Galvez’s pictures of the Constantino-Agustin fracas.

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