It’s the filing of the Certificate for Candidacy Season!
This only means one thing in the Philippines–some of the unemployed, money-hungry, clout-chasing actors and internet personalities are coming out of the woodwork to get a shot at possibly the most wanted retirement job in the country, and do absolutely nothing good for the country in the process!
Harsh? That is life.
Filipinos on the internet were definitely not happy to see all these personalities on social media announcing their intentions to run.
kung bored kayo, mag-masters na lang kayo or law school, hindi yung nagfifile kayo ng coc
— mayka 🍉 (@maykamaykaba) October 4, 2024
First day pa lang ng filing ng COC pero sumakit na ulo at batok ko. Talagang dapat maipasa na ang Anti-Political Dynasty Bill dito sa Pinas.
— DJ Chacha (@_djchacha) October 1, 2024
Sana lang talaga may BOARD EXAM ang mga POLITIKO!
Mas madali pa magfile ng COC kesa mag-file sa PRC. Mas madali pa maging kandidato kesa mag-review.
Sana may TOS din ang competencies ng mga politicians.— Dr Carl Balita (@drcarlbalita) October 3, 2024
Diyos ko po. Mahabaging langit.
INFLUENCER, LAOS NA ARTISTA, WALANG KAPASIDAD, WALANG PLATAPORMA at LALABAS DURING FILING COC, BALIK-SENADOR NA MGA ENABLER at WALANG ALAM, MAGHUNUS-DILI KAYO AT GINAMIT NYO ANG KASIKATAN PARA SUMUWELDO NG NAPAKADALI.
— ALAMANO(BBM) IS A FAKE PRESIDENT!!! (@IT_IS_ME3656) October 3, 2024
Bored ka ba?
File ka rin ng COC mo.
Takbuhan mo ung utang mo😂— Stephen (@imyouradvisor01) October 4, 2024
CIVIL SERVICE EXAM? Sobrang hirap. Required para sa mga magtatrabaho sa gobyerno.
COC? Madali. Para sa mga mamumuno sa mga magtatrabaho (at hahawak ng pera) sa gobyerno. Papasa kaya sa CSE mga candidates?— Dr Carl Balita (@drcarlbalita) October 3, 2024
Mas mahirap ang paghahanap ng trabaho kaysa sa pag file ng COC sa Kongreso.
— Rodel Taton (@rodelriddle) October 3, 2024
✅ Ion Perez
✅ Enzo Pineda
✅ Rosmar Tan
✅ Marco Gumabaono wonder why the Philippines continues to be a laughing stock, what a shame 🥴🤕 pic.twitter.com/dtg87BDNoP
— Kanto Théo 🇨🇵☀️ (@LukeEstefano) October 1, 2024
We have Ion Perez running for councilor in Tarlac, Enzo Pineda for councilor in QC, Rosmar Tan as councilor in Manila and Marco Gumabao as congressman for Camarines Sur.
WTF is this.AND THIS IS JUST THE FIRST DAY OF FILING.
— ✨ alizah 🩰🐰🐬🦖🐼☘️🐿️⚖️ (@tokki_doie) October 1, 2024
rosmar winning as a councilor in manila is not impossible to happen. this is the result of each repost, comment, and attention you give to her. she’s not even funny and worse, problematic. but we all choose to sit down, clock her, and make her even more famous. we r fucked
— Mx. Cris (@crisjrvilchez) October 1, 2024
Among all the internet personalities that have revealed their intentions to run for a certain government position, is social media influencer and self-proclaimed CEO Rosemarie Tan-Pamulaklakin. She will run for Councilor for the 1st District of Manila.
In an interview following the filing of her candidacy, Rosmar was asked about why she decided to run and her reasons behind it. She said, “Lahat ng bagay pwedeng matutunan. Hindi naman po akong bobong tao…Naka-graduate po ako sa Far Eastern University Batch 2015 and Section 1 po ako doon, Pilot Section po talaga ako. [All things can be learned. I am not a dumb person anyway. I graduated from Far Eastern University Batch 2015, and I belong to section 1. I really am part of the pilot section.]”
She later on went to say that the Rosmar that we see on social media is different from the Rosmar in real life, and said that “Aanhin ang katalinuhan sa law or kung ano pa naman ‘yan, kung hindi ka naman bukal sa pag-tulong sa mga tao, kung ang puso mow ala naman talaga sa pag-tulong. Nonsense po ‘yun para sa akin.”
People on the Internet were obviously shocked to see the “Kagayaku” meme actually running for politics, but at the same time weren’t because of the kind of culture we have here in the country.
What got to people though was Rosmar mentioning her alma mater and the section she was in. Rosmar did graduate from Far Eastern University with a degree in Medical Technology, and apparently, they do rank their students according to their base average from the Battery Exam.
Those in Sections 1 to 4 were apparently called the Pilot Class. So, what she said was true.
“Naka graduate ako sa Far Eastern University batch 2015 and section 1 po ako dun pilot section talaga ako”
Dito pa lang alam mong gawa gawa kwento si Rosmar, kailan pa nagka section 1, pilot section ang College lalo na sa FEU? NAKAKALOKA! 🤮 pic.twitter.com/xmDj9cT4fw
— VOLLEY GOSSIP (@volleygossip) October 2, 2024
Sa kanya pa nanggaling na hindi daw sya BOBO. Pero yung sumunod nyang litanya nagpakitang BOBO talaga sya. Baka Principal pa tawag nila sa Dean nila dyan ha.
— Atty. Lilet Matias (@AttyLiletMatias) October 2, 2024
https://twitter.com/TheRealNinyoSac/status/1841689206688792970
The FEU MedTech program ranks the students from sections 1-3 (at most) during junior year then the rest is random. So, her statement is actually factual. But, this does not mean that she is fit to run for office.
— John Hingras (@johnhingras) October 3, 2024
Kabatch ko pa mandin. Nakakahiya. HAHA! Yung section sa FEU, paunahan ng units diyan. Walang bearing kung anong section ka, kasi kung ano available na slot. Yun lang maaabutan mo. Yung mga block sections usually 1 2 3 yan yung mga maaga nag eenroll. Pero walang bearing yan. HAHA!
— Brendz (@BrendanBelmonte) October 3, 2024
hindi sa pinagtatanggol ko siya pero meron talaga section 1 sa FEU lalo na if ur course have qualifying or battery exams. Pinagsasama sama yung mataas grades sa isang section. tamaraw here
— rain (@ilyj0ngse0ng) October 3, 2024
FEU MT grad here and may pilot section/ top section po talaga ang medtech 3rd to 4th year before. These students were put together based on their battery exam rankings, in short sila yung cream of the crop. Not in favor of her running pero true naman po ang say nya
— Gelo, RMT (@iamcarl_m) October 3, 2024
Hi! I am currently a MedTech student at FEU and this became a hot topic on an FEU page. A lot of MedTech Alumni commented on Rosmar’s statement (pilot section) and yes, there is a pilot section during their time and usually it is given to students who passed the Battery Exam.
— Coco🥥 on her military wife era (@tinykang02) October 3, 2024
This is from Threads pic.twitter.com/YV4h5D8lkF
— Countrypinay2.0 🌸🌷 (@Countrypinay20) October 3, 2024
i dont like rosmar but calling out someone for lying when you arent even from feu?
nursing, medtech and accountancy courses in feu have pilot sections – usually sections/blocks 1-4 is where u can find the known smartest kids https://t.co/kV99N04xBd
— uwu (@meovvnjeans) October 3, 2024
I don't like Rosmar as well dahil sa matinding downgrade niya, even before
BUT, totoo lahat ng sinabi niya. Totoo na section 1 siya sa FEU MT from her 3rd year hanggang paggraduate. "Pilot section" is also correct. Dahil mga naging kaklase niya ang mga kumare ko…(pt. 1) https://t.co/SxaiKu5Svy
— Madam 💐 (@madamces) October 3, 2024
This, however, still does not make her a good fit for politics, as a lot of people would say. And of course, people took the time to actually make memes and jokes about it.
okay, we get it, you “graduated” sa FEU, but that still doesn’t make you competent enough to run as a politician.
“graduate” ka ng MedTech sa FEU, pero simpleng paggamit ng iba-ibang tongs para sa pagkuha ng hilaw na karne sa ibang pagkain sa samgyupan mo, hindi mo magawa 🤷🏻♀️ https://t.co/BN6E6s9bDw
— ᯓᡣ𐭩 🇵🇸 (@ueanaeo) October 3, 2024
Section 1 – Jed Madela https://t.co/sAVgp6hado pic.twitter.com/XFFTqoHivu
— lem ˖ ࣪⭑ (@___ratikyle) October 3, 2024
Discounting the facts regarding the section 1 thingy the real question here is it necessary for you to run?
Scary din on her part since wala pa nga siyang alam about public administration if manalo siya then mapahamak pa siya sa mga consultants niya. https://t.co/YovuJKh3GY
— CT ⚖️❤️💪🏻 (@cotofficial1) October 3, 2024
Tanginang Section 1 yan hahahaha bwiseeeet ginawa nalang talagang playground yun gobyerno. Dyusme wala ba magrerevise ng qualifications ng mga tatakbo sa eleksyon? Grabe yun pagdecline naman nun standards nakakaloka https://t.co/55p4KFSEom
— Weng Orton x dominATE VIP SC FLOOR SECURED ☺️ (@WENDYrection_05) October 3, 2024
corny na rosmar mag-stick ka na lang sa pagiging Big Sister ng R Mansion pls https://t.co/zCc9PVRnNW
— clifford (@ilyhrtsahi) October 3, 2024
90% of influencers and actors are incompetent in public service. https://t.co/CXtvGpzhU5
— ginang mars (@ginangmars) October 3, 2024
the second hand embarrassment is insane 😭 https://t.co/kHAnplryzD
— special puto bumbong tuwing ber months 🫡 (@_greyseu) October 4, 2024
parang running for student council lang eh noh HHAHAHAHA https://t.co/R02UiTJWek
— camiarti ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི (@camiwest__) October 3, 2024
Ang yabang talaga ni Rosmar. Bago palang tiktok ko dumaan sa fyp ko post nya na worried sya na pagkakagulohan daw ang anak nya pag nag School na.. Deretso Block ko account nya. Hindi ko kinaya yung hangin ng babae ng ito 🌪️ https://t.co/FxA1FmC0dA
— Ⓐⓖⓝⓔⓢ (@Hopezoberano) October 3, 2024
This, among many other examples of famous personalities running for office, is the reason why we should be more vigilant in who to vote into government. And, another reason for our current lawmakers to possibly ammend some parts of the Constitution that stipulates who can run for government.
Imagine, people are filing their candidacies with little to no knowledge at all about Public Administration, thanks to the very lenient requisites to do so, and on the other, we see people having a hard time finding jobs because of the multitude of requirements that they need to fill in order to be a “good candidate” for the role.
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