KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Two months after his unique name went viral, a Filipino undergraduate has found himself being made the ambassador of a bottled drink brand.
It all started with a tweet on January 12 where a picture and the name of Drink Water V. Rivera on a university identity card went viral on social media.
Drink Water Rivera is the best Filipino name in existence. https://t.co/4tI2t1Zdb3 pic.twitter.com/Yrdq44J95a
— Chain Messages (@itwontworkelija) January 12, 2023
Twitter user @itwontworkelija tweeted that Drink Water Rivera is the best Filipino name in existence.
It caught the attention of Gatorade No Sugar Philippines which decided to use Drink Water as their ambassador for an electrolyte-packed beverage.
In the commercial, there is a disclaimer that no names had been changed before placing Drink Water in the clip.
“Day and night, year after year, I’ve been content with just water,” he narrated, drinking the brand’s beverage during workouts.
The Far Eastern University communications student told Coconuts Manila that he loved his name as it made him stand out.
“I’m loving my name because as we were told in my advertising class, this is my branding.”
“One of the key factors of good advertising is good branding and its impact, and I think it resonates with my name as people are amazed by my name,” he said.
Drink Water previously shared that he got the name as his mother could not breathe during labour until she took sips of water.
