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Annabelle Rama announces bid to run for Congress in 2013

by Kathleen Benavidez posted on May 18, 2012  STATS: 20028 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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  • 25  kapusodbest

    05/18/2012 | 01:49 PM
    dati ng maingay at magulo ang lower house dadagdag pa si annabel ewan ko lang kung ano na mangyayari if she wins! God have mercy!
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  • 24  sexy_kapuso

    05/18/2012 | 01:47 PM
    .....funniest comment section na nabasa ko for 5 years na nagbabasa ako ng PEP. lol wala na talagang pag-asa politics sa Pinas...tsk tsk tsk
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  • 23  missopionated100

    05/18/2012 | 01:29 PM
    oh my!!!! whats happening to the Philippines..... voters, mag hunos dili kayo. kung gusto nyong maging palengke ang kongreso, sige lang vote for her. I like her as she is, but maging congresswoman,,,,,, ay ewan, ok, I'll just shut my mouth....
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  • 22  sweetum

    05/18/2012 | 01:25 PM
    what?????????????????????????????????????????ano to CEBU Idol na ba ang labanan sa pulitika? If she wins, it will just show how really stupid the cebuano voters are.
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  • 21  dreamer

    05/18/2012 | 01:21 PM
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  • 20  dreamer

    05/18/2012 | 01:18 PM
    mahabaging langit kung hindi mapigilan ang babaeng ito, gabayan nyo po ang mga taong boboto. maawa kayo sa mamamayang pilipino!
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  • 19  walau_we

    05/18/2012 | 01:17 PM
    now i really believe 2012 is the end of the world.. poor phils for the likes of you to win.
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  • 18  CmonTryMe

    05/18/2012 | 01:08 PM
    "Other actors are entering politics, why not her?" This kind of reasoning is the very reason why we are where we are. I have nothing against actors entering politics. It's the bandwagon mentality that worries me to no end. So help us, God.
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  • 17  shingaling20

    05/18/2012 | 01:06 PM
    isang malaking joke
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  • 16  hotmomma15

    05/18/2012 | 01:05 PM
    in fairness pwede siyang tanod hahaha.tapang eh.hehe
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  • 15  gteng1

    05/18/2012 | 01:03 PM
    Tanginumin mo.. mahiya ka naman pls..
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  • 14  humandynamics

    05/18/2012 | 12:58 PM
    Although i wont be surprise kung mananalo siya don na mas nakakatawa pa har har har.
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  • 13  dyoy19

    05/18/2012 | 12:56 PM
    what?
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  • 12  humandynamics

    05/18/2012 | 12:56 PM
    hahahha nakakatawa baka naman kapag hindi niya nakuha ang gusto niya ilalampaso na naman niya sa pagmumukha nila ang nagawa niya?! bwahahahhahaha kakatawa lang talaga ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
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  • 11  mikkie

    05/18/2012 | 12:51 PM
    Seriouslyyyyyyyyy??????????????????
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  • 10  earthling08

    05/18/2012 | 12:44 PM
    ang nagagawa nga naman ng pagnanais sa kapangyarihan.
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  • MissHugoBacungan

    05/18/2012 | 12:43 PM
    LOVE OF MONEY AND POWER. Stop this non sense thing of bidding for congress Ms Anabelle Rama. I like Chad, but you, you DESPISE me. Ms Anabelle, if you really want to SERVE the country, please stay as plain citizen, and PAY your TAXES diligently and HONESTLY!
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  • edmund_galila

    05/18/2012 | 12:41 PM
    ewwwwwwwwwwwww!
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  • LosAngeles

    05/18/2012 | 12:41 PM
    omg naman ateh..you will make cebu just like a circus..ur such a clown..
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  • gummybears6

    05/18/2012 | 12:40 PM
    hahahaha!!!hanep congresswoman aba!!!
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