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Annabelle Rama announces bid to run for Congress in 2013

by Kathleen Benavidez posted on May 18, 2012  STATS: 20068 Views | 105 Comments

"Annabelle Rama at the COMELEC office after registering as voter of Cebu City, North District!" Joel Rama del Prado (@joeldelprado) tweeted.

Photo By: Courtesy of Joel Rama Del Prado Twitter account

Annabelle Rama announced through her Twitter account that she will be running as a representative for the north district of Cebu

The controversial celebrity mom-talent manager went to Cebu City Hall early this morning, May 18, to register as voter.

Her unofficial statement came in a tweet, correcting one of her Twitter followers who thought she was running for councilor.

“Mali ka. I am running for congress woman of Cebu,” was her reply.

This was backed up by a tweet from ABS-CBN News official twitter account @ANCALERTS which stated: Annabelle Rama confirms she is running for Cebu representative #RoadTo2013

The invitation to run in her hometown of Cebu came from her first cousin, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama.

In a statement from Cebu Daily News, Mayor Rama said in Bisaya, “Other actors are entering politics, why not her, when she’s already a Rama.”

Last Wednesday, a conversation between Annabelle and daughter Ruffa Gutierrez over Twitter first revealed the proposal.

Ruffa tweeted: “@iloveruffag read, Mom@annabellerama2 excitedly tells me that she’s being offered to run for Congresswoman in her hometown in Cebu.”

“I’m like, whattt?? Kaloka.”

To which her mom, in true Annabelle Rama fashion, replied: @loveruffag “Bakit ka ba na shocked! Kasalanan ko ba kung ako ang napili para sa North District of Cebu?”

Annabelle seems intent on running despite discouragement from his brother, Basak San Nicolas barangay captain George Rama as well as her aunt, Carmen Rama del Prado, both based in Cebu.

If the plan pushes through, she will be running against incumbent Representative Rachel del Mar.

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  • 105  JustSayin

    06/29/2012 | 12:55 AM
    Are you friggin kidding me???
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  • 104  ctrl_c

    05/27/2012 | 04:03 PM
    wow this is totally entertainment :
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  • 103  magnus_ni

    05/27/2012 | 07:50 AM
    Kung manalo to isa na namang palamuning uupo sa kogreso lalong wala na talagang umasenso ang pinas.
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  • 102  thatsky51971

    05/26/2012 | 11:20 PM
    frankonoel2000 yes its true that cebuanos are intelligent voters but unfortunately you are not one of them. its very clear that you and annabelle have something in common. hehehe....
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  • 101  jimmycrackcorn

    05/26/2012 | 06:36 PM
    I doubt if she wins if I remember her husband Eddie run for office too way back then hindi rin lumusot.
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  • 100  septembersapphire

    05/25/2012 | 11:21 PM
    haha... nakakatawa... anong gawin ni anabel sa congress? awayin nya lahat ng congresista dun? pati mga congressional spouse awayin nya rin? demandahan na naman!!!
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  • 99  samantha29

    05/24/2012 | 06:19 AM
    Are you kidding me? If she wins lalo na magiging super yabang ang mag-iinang ito... Hope not!
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  • 98  exco1412

    05/23/2012 | 09:00 AM
    lalo maging mukang circus ang politics.. so sad :
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  • 97  frankonoel2000

    05/22/2012 | 10:41 AM
    yes, cebuanos are intelligent voters. so if the choice is between Annabelle Rama and Congresswoman Cuti del Mar she used to an actor with Repertory Philippines, most likely the Cebuanos of the North District will vote for Rama. We are so pissed off with flyover projects of del Mar. Cebu City is so tiny that we don't need those monstrous flyovers that congest Metro Manila.
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  • 96  frankonoel2000

    05/22/2012 | 10:36 AM
    now i have to turn around and eat the dust. i change my position. i support Annabelle Rama's bid for Congress, representing the North District of Cebu City. i just read news item from Cebu Daily News online that one reason, if not the main reason, for Annabelle's running for congress is to fight the incumbent congresswoman of cebu city's north district, Cutie del Mar' stupid projects of putting up flyover in the north district of the city. one flyover that del mar is pushing so hard to put up will destroy Asilo dela Milagrosa, the orphanage run by the Daughters of Charity nuns, and the orphanage where Annabelle spent a couple of years and well loved. it's a petty reason to run for congress, but the way Cutie del Mar has been performing or unperforming in congress, I rather take the risk of voting for Annabelle. Annabelle Rama, you have my vote, and my family's!
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  • 95  ratedsardines

    05/22/2012 | 07:12 AM
    DESPERATE MOVE , MATAKASAN LANG ANG MGA KASO SA KORTE, BIGLANG PASOK AGAD SA PULITIKA. HAAY, MGA ARTISTA NGA NAMAN, EITHER PALUBOG NA ANG SHOWBIZ CAREER OR DI MAN MAY TINATAKASANG DEMANDA. ANG POLTICS NA LANG TALAGA ANG SCAPEGOAT AT FINAL FRONTIER NG MGA CELEBS SA PINAS.
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  • 94  avidreader53

    05/22/2012 | 06:37 AM
    I have nothing agaisnt Ananbel pero hindi ko siya bubutohin kung nakatira ako sa CEbu. Mga pepsters, huwag kayong matakot , Cebuanos are intelligent voters. Hindi manalo si Anabel. I bet. Nagaral ako sa Cebu noon, kilala ko ang mga Cebuano, hindi sila believe sa mga artista. HIndi nila binoboto ang mga artista, kita niyo lang mga artistang kandidato, talo sa Cebu. Kaya naniwala ako na hindi manalo si Anabel . I have nothing against Anabel sa pakikipag away niya kina Amalia ,Nadai, etc. In fact, kampi ako sa kanya, pero hindi ko siya bubutohin sa politika kung nadiyan ako sa Pinas. iba ang buhay sa showbiz, iba ang politics. Apektado ang mamamayang Pilipino pag politika ang paguusapan.
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  • 93  frostedflakes

    05/21/2012 | 09:44 AM
    Yikes, pagpinanalo to ng mga Cebuano eh goodluck na lang sa inyo. Sheesh.
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  • 92  fbangate

    05/19/2012 | 06:28 PM
    nakakaloka, pag ikaw magttrabaho sa gobyerno dapat civil service eligible... bago ka kumuha ng eligibility, kung ano ano pa hinihinging requirements, tapos pag kakandidato ka para sa government post, kahit ano lang. dapat kung ung magsisilbi sa gobyerno eh madaming ek-ek at pahirapan, sna ung pag file ng candidacy din for a governement post eh suriin din, bka kc mas may alam pa ung magsisilbi sa gobyerno kesa sa amo nia... hayst
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  • 91  frankonoel2000

    05/19/2012 | 11:07 AM
    "...why not her, when she is already a Rama?" Ano bang meron ang mga Rama? Wala naman! Under your administration Mayor Micheal Rama, ang dumi-dumi na nga ng Cebu City. All those video promo about Cebu are show off. Ipakita rin yong dilapidated buildings sa Colon Street and downtown area, dirty overpasses, street kids, human feces all over, the smell from the kanal, etc. Cebu City is just a tiny city, di mo nga mapalinis at maayos ayos.
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  • 90  frankonoel2000

    05/19/2012 | 11:01 AM
    Ito nga ang reaction ni Ruffa: “I’m like, whattt?? Kaloka.” Ruffa, naa pay mas daghan mangabuang nimo day kung makadaug imong mader sa Cebu. Shocks!!!
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  • 89  abarron32

    05/19/2012 | 10:59 AM
    Di na kasi siya pwede sa bomba movies kaya naghahanap ng mararaketan for easy money. Mangungurakot na lang sa kabangbayan, pambayad raw niya sa dumadaming kaso sa kanya.
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  • 88  frankonoel2000

    05/19/2012 | 10:58 AM
    I will give up Cebuano citizenship if Annabella Rama wins a seat in Congress to represent my people! Bugok!!! "In a statement from Cebu Daily News, Mayor Rama said in Bisaya, “Other actors are entering politics, why not her, when she’s already a Rama.” - what the f...?
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  • 87  frankonoel2000

    05/19/2012 | 10:53 AM
    surmaryosep!!!
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  • 86  puckerlips143

    05/19/2012 | 09:50 AM
    hindi naman sa gusto ko si annabelle manalo pero yun mga may pinag aralan sila ang magaling magnakaw example si gloria galing nya nga eh dami nya napaikot ng dahil sa katalinuhan.
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