Let’s see if you can figure out who I’m writing about. To make the guessing game more exciting, I’ll occasionally refer to the person as “she.” Let me warn you, though, that she may actually be a “he.” For starters, let’s give this “who u?” a moniker — “CC”, as in Congressional Candidate.
Promise, there’ll be more leads as you read up to the end of this article. Ready?
CC is a public figure, a TV staple, who makes her home and earns her keep in Metro Manila. She, however, is a registered voter of a province she claims to be a resident of.
A few months back, CC filed a certificate of candidacy as congressional hopeful of her province. To justify her filing of the CoC, CC alleged that she took part in religious activities, stood as sponsor in weddings, and delivered speeches in various gatherings in the province.
She also presented an identification card, which listed the province as her residence, as further proof that she has complied with the law’s residency requirement.
Recently, CC was disqualified by the COMELEC from running for lack of residency.
According to the decision of the poll body, “(CC) still maintains substantial ties to Manila.” “(CC), up to the present, has material, practical, real and substantial reasons to stay in Manila,” it said.
The COMELEC added that CC and her spouse, also a known personality, both work in Metro Manila. It also considered the absence of CC’s ties with the place, which would indicate the lack of intention to stay permanently in the locality. “Having no substantial ties to the place, it can hardly be expected from (CC) to be cognizant and sensitive to the needs of the locality,” the COMELEC said.
Have you guessed the person yet? Let me give you one more lead: S/he is rich.
Did that last hint confuse you more? Then let’s quickly run through the clues again.
Public figure, claims to be a registered voter of the province, took part in the district’s Fiestas and Santa Cruzans, stood as wedding sponsor in the province, spoke in gatherings before provincemates, and to quote the COMELEC, “up to the present, has material, practical, real and substantial reasons to stay in Manila.”
Who is the person? Here is one last giveaway. It’s not Pacquiao or PGMA. Not also Presidential Legal Counsel Raul Gonzales or Sec. Arthur Yap. (Don’t you worry, folks, no one would one blame you for thinking so.)
Okay, I’ll give in to one final clue. When asked recently why s/he still lives in Manila while claiming to be a year-long resident of the province, s/he answered something to this effect: “Walang studio doon sa probinsiya. Walang TV station.”
Duh?
Now, that’s entertainment.
Quote for the week:
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I’m beginning to believe it.
~Clarence Darrow
Promise, there’ll be more leads as you read up to the end of this article. Ready?
CC is a public figure, a TV staple, who makes her home and earns her keep in Metro Manila. She, however, is a registered voter of a province she claims to be a resident of.
A few months back, CC filed a certificate of candidacy as congressional hopeful of her province. To justify her filing of the CoC, CC alleged that she took part in religious activities, stood as sponsor in weddings, and delivered speeches in various gatherings in the province.
She also presented an identification card, which listed the province as her residence, as further proof that she has complied with the law’s residency requirement.
Recently, CC was disqualified by the COMELEC from running for lack of residency.
According to the decision of the poll body, “(CC) still maintains substantial ties to Manila.” “(CC), up to the present, has material, practical, real and substantial reasons to stay in Manila,” it said.
The COMELEC added that CC and her spouse, also a known personality, both work in Metro Manila. It also considered the absence of CC’s ties with the place, which would indicate the lack of intention to stay permanently in the locality. “Having no substantial ties to the place, it can hardly be expected from (CC) to be cognizant and sensitive to the needs of the locality,” the COMELEC said.
Have you guessed the person yet? Let me give you one more lead: S/he is rich.
Did that last hint confuse you more? Then let’s quickly run through the clues again.
Public figure, claims to be a registered voter of the province, took part in the district’s Fiestas and Santa Cruzans, stood as wedding sponsor in the province, spoke in gatherings before provincemates, and to quote the COMELEC, “up to the present, has material, practical, real and substantial reasons to stay in Manila.”
Who is the person? Here is one last giveaway. It’s not Pacquiao or PGMA. Not also Presidential Legal Counsel Raul Gonzales or Sec. Arthur Yap. (Don’t you worry, folks, no one would one blame you for thinking so.)
Okay, I’ll give in to one final clue. When asked recently why s/he still lives in Manila while claiming to be a year-long resident of the province, s/he answered something to this effect: “Walang studio doon sa probinsiya. Walang TV station.”
Duh?
Now, that’s entertainment.
Quote for the week:
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I’m beginning to believe it.
~Clarence Darrow
