Social media influencer and entrepreneur Rosmar Tan admitted that they didn’t pay a single cent to feed themselves during their visit to Coron, Palawan.
It can be recalled that Rosmar, Rendon Labador, and Team Malakas became controversial after they stormed the municipal hall of Coron due to a negative comment from a government employee against them.
Some residents and businessmen also claimed that the group allegedly took advantage of Coron people’s hospitality by not paying for their food.
In a statement, Rosmar admitted that restaurants served them on the island for free, but it was also arranged between them and the owners.
“YES! Libre totoo naman pero ang kapalit daw nun ay pipicturan kami at ipopost sa mga pages nila hanggat kailan nila gusto. Pero dahil natuwa kami nagpost din kami sa socmed namin at prinomote mga restaurant na kinainan namin,” she said.
“Sa totoo lang 1st time ko na experience ang XDEAL sa foods kasi lagi kapag lumalabas kami ng family ko lagi kami nagbabayad. Kaya natuwa ako nung as Team MALAKAS e nag uunahan talaga sila para ilibre kami ng foods pinapatikim nila samin mga best selleeeer foods nila,” she added.
An X-deal is an arrangement between two parties who want to collaborate in exchange for a company’s goods or services without any monetary involvement.
Rosmar also insisted that the restaurants were satisfied with the arrangement.
“Bilang patunay na HAPPY ang RESTAURANT na iniissue kami, shinare pa nila post ko na nagpunta kami dun tapos ‘inisponsored’ pa nila para maraming makakita na pumunta kami dun papromote sila ng mga products nila tapos ipopost ko ng wala akong sinisingil sakanila kahit singko.” she stated.
Some fans believed that Rosmar, Rendon, and Team Malakas’ deals with the restaurant would never have become controversial if the municipal hall incident hadn’t happened in the first place.