Photo of 'Filipino general' taking a piggyback ride goes viral

A photo of an alleged Philippine general riding on someone's back to avoid getting wet after stepping off from a boat is currently making the rounds on Facebook.

"Filipino general" gets a piggyback ride | Photo courtesy of Jumbo Ferrer

The source of the photo traces back to the Facebook account of Jumbo Ferrer who attached the description below:

"A couple of days ago, an embarrassing scene was played on TV when a Filipino general was carried on someone else' shoulder so he wouldn't get wet when he stepped off a banca. The American officer on the other hand waded in the water and stepped off the banca without any help."

"Send this to all your friends and hopefully this will circulate para mapahiya itong General na ito." Ferrer added.

As of this writing, the photo has been shared almost 27,000 times already based on its Facebook stats.

Update: It appears that the photo has been around since 2009- although it was just yesterday that it started to go viral (again).