Motivational Speaker Rendon Labador and Entrepreneur Rosmar Tan may be barred from entering Coron, Palawan, after confronting one of the municipal staff members who criticized their humanitarian mission.
The issue started when one of the municipal staff, Jho Cayabyab Trinidad, addressed Rosmar and Rendon for causing inconvenience to the people of Coron, who were hoping to receive help from the social media influencers.
Trinidad claimed that Rendon and Rosmar only used the LGU staff of Palawan for their publicity.
“Dear Rosemar at team Malakas, Ginamit nyo lang mga taga-Coron para sa mga vlog vlog nyo at socmed… dismayado dahil naghintay sila ng isang oras at gutom… at lalong ginamit niyo mga staff para mag assist sa inyo tapos Wala kayong inabot kahit singkong duling! Kayo ba naman nagpa laro ng bring Me pustiso Hindi niyo nga hinawakan?” the government worker wrote.
The post prompted Rosmar and Rendon to storm the municipal hall to confront the official.
“Pumunta kami dito para mag-enjoy, tapos ang gagawin ibabash pa kami. Ikaw yon, ikaw yon? Halika dito. Ano bang ipinagmamalaki mo?” Rendon told Trinidad.
As a response, Coron councilor John Patrick Reyes drafted a resolution to declare the two social media personalities as persona non-grata in their municipality.
“RESOLVED, as it is hereby RESOLVED, to declare Rendon Labador, Rosemarie Tan Pamulaklakin a.k.a. Rosmar and Marki Tan as persona non-grata in the Municipality of Coron, Palawan for their disrespectful behavior, negative publicity, incitement to conflict, and violation of Republic Act No. 10951, also known as the ‘Property and Damage Penalty Adjustment Act’; Article 153 of the Revised Penal Code; and Republic Act No. 11313, also known as the “Safe Spaces Act (Bawal Bastos Law),” Reyes’ resolution read.
Even the Mayor’s office of Coron already released a statement to criticize Rendon and Rosmar’s acts.
“Binigyang-diin ng Punong Bayan na hindi siya nasiyahan sa naganap na insidente sa kanyang opisina lalo na’t wala siya sa lugar ng mga oras na iyon,” the statement read.
“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,” it added.