Influencers face potential ban in Coron after storming mayor’s office over FB comment

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1718503825046coron 0616.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Influencers face potential ban in Coron after storming mayor’s office over FB comment. <em>Screen shots from a video posted on Rendon Labador&#x27;s Facebook page.</em></span></span></span>MANILA — Internet personalities Rosemarie Peñamora Tan, better known as Rosmar, and Rendon Labador, may be declared persona non grata in Coron, Palawan after they stormed the town mayor&#x27;s office this weekend.</div><p>The vloggers went to the office of Coron Mayor Marjo Reyes — who was in Puerto Princesa at the time — to complain about  an unfavorable comment they received online from Jho Cayabyab Trinidad, one of Reyes&#x27; staff,  after organizing an event to help people there and also to &quot;promote&quot; Coron&#x27;s tourism.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/6/10/airasia-launches-piso-sale-for-local-international-destinations-906">READ: AirAsia, Cebu Pacific launch &#x27;piso sale&#x27; for local, international destinations</a></div><p>In a viral video making rounds on social media, Tan and Labador accosted Trinidad, who accused the tandem — called &quot;#TeamMalakas&quot; — of exploiting the people of Coron for their vlog.</p><p>Trinidad also said in her social media comment that some people, despite the long wait, failed to receive help from the vloggers.</p><p>The comment was made on Trinidad&#x27;s personal Facebook page, not on official local government channels.</p><p>Tan took offense to the comment, saying in a subsequent Facebook post that they were surprised by the number of people who went to their &quot;charity&quot; event. She said police and municipal personnel assisted them with the gathering.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jhVztSOLRTY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>The staff <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=827732578841176">has since released an apology</a> for her comment. Meanwhile, some view the vloggers&#x27; demeanor as inappropriate, given that they were inside the mayor&#x27;s office.</p><div><strong>&#x27;PERSONA NON GRATA&#x27; RESOLUTION PROPOSED</strong></div><p>One of the members of the municipality&#x27;s Sangguniang Bayan — John Patrick Mata, using the Facebook name &quot;Juan Patricio Eyes&quot; — posted on Facebook a proposed resolution to be filed in their next regular session &quot;declaring &#x27;Rosmar&#x27; and Rendon Labador persona non-grata in the municipality of Coron.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/27/23/acg-spox-sibak-matapos-ang-facebook-live-ng-vlogger-sa-makati-raid">RELATED: ACG spokesperson sibak matapos ang Facebook live ng vlogger sa Makati raid</a></div><p>Declaring someone persona non grata means they are unwelcome in a particular area. The resolution is not legally binding and does not actually prohibit someone from entering a place where they are declared persona non grata.</p><p>Mata  said the final resolution would be released after the June 24 regular session.</p><p>The mayor&#x27;s office, through a Facebook post, said Reyes ordered an investigation into the incident. He expressed dissatisfaction with what happened, especially since he was not at the office when the tension occurred.</p><p>&quot;Inatasan niya ang nasabing departamento na ikalap ang lahat ng mga dokumento, opisyal na mga reklamo at mga viral videos para sa mga susunod na hakbangin at aksyon na gagawin,&quot; the post also said.</p><p>(He instructed the department to gather all the documents, official complaints, and viral videos for the next actions to be taken.)</p><p>Labador, in response to Reyes&#x27; probe order, said in a Facebook post: &quot;Maraming salamat po Mayor Marjo Reyes in behalf of #TeamMalakas supporta po kami sa Coron, Palawan para mapalakas ang turismo at mga nagsisimulang negosyo. Ang #TeamMalakas ay patuloy na tutulong sa mga nangangailangan. #LabLabLabador.&quot;<span></span><br/></p>

<p>Internet personalities Rosemarie Peñamora Tan, better known as Rosmar, and Rendon Labador, face potential persona non grata declaration in Coron, Palawan after storming the town mayor's office this weekend.</p>

Internet personalities Rosemarie Peñamora Tan, better known as Rosmar, and Rendon Labador, face potential persona non grata declaration in Coron, Palawan after storming the town mayor's office this weekend.

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Influencers face potential ban in Coron after storming mayor’s office over FB comment

Influencers face potential ban in Coron after storming mayor’s office over FB comment

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Published Jun 16, 2024 10:15 AM PHT

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Updated Jun 17, 2024 12:29 PM PHT

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