Annabelle Rama denies government position offer from presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte

Maureen Marie Belmonte

<div><img src='' alt='052016-AnabelleRama_PUSH.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Feisty actress and manager Annabelle Rama confirmed that she recently met with incoming president Rodrigo Duterte.</div><div><br/></div><div><i>“Na-meet ko na siya. After one week siyang manalo pumunta ako sa kanya. Siyempre bisaya nag-congratulate ako. Kaibigan ko naman siya. ‘Yun lang,</i>” said the Cebuana-bred star at the birthday party of their family’s publicist, Jun Lalin on Thursday.</div><div><br/></div><div>Annabelle had been active during the election season as she and her family campaigned for her cousin Mike Rama who ran for reelection as Cebu City Mayor.</div><div><br/></div><div><i>“Siyempre masaya. Masaya at malungkot dahil natalo ang pinsan ko sa Cebu na alam ko naman na dinaya siya,”</i> she said about her 2016 election experience.</div><div><br/></div><div>Instead of beating around the bush, Annabelle immediately clarified rumors that her meeting with the incoming president was because she was offered a public position.</div><div><br/></div><div><i>“Ay hindi naman, dyusko!”</i> she blurted.</div><div><br/></div><div>She then continued, “<i>Kung gusto kong humingi ng position madali pero kaso nga wala akong alam. Wala akong</i> experience.”</div><div><br/></div><div>Annabelle stressed that she is not really aiming to hold a government position.</div><div><br/></div><div><i>“Ayoko naman na basta ka nalang magkaroon ka ng position na wala ka namang ginagawa. Eh di titirahin kapa diyan diba? Wala akong hiningi</i>,” she said.</div><div><br/></div><div>The Gutierrez matriarch even bluntly said that she is not the type <i>“na dahil sikat ka you will have a position pero wala ka namang alam gawin. Ayoko naman ng ganon. Wala hindi ako interesado.”</i></div><div><br/></div><div>Meanwhile, Annabelle is confident that the Digong’s doubters are wrong.</div><div><br/></div><div><i>“Para sa akin kaya niya. Kaya niya ‘yung sinasabi niya na three to six months [wala ng krimen], kayang kaya niya ‘yan,</i>” she said.</div><div><br/></div><div>During his campaign even in recent interviews, Digong has stressed that there would be curfews and stricter government measures soon as he assumes his post.</div><div><br/></div><div>Annabelle believes that it is but high time for such stern governance to take place.</div><div><br/></div><div><i>“Okay na rin kasi sakin para maiba naman, pagbabago. Kailangan natin ‘yun eh,”</i> Annabelle said.</div><div><br/></div><div>She continued, <i>“Kasi marami diyan ‘yung mga corrupt. ‘Yung mga drug pusher, dealer dapat diyan, mga killer mga kidnapper dapat matapos na talaga ‘yan. Kailangan natin ng matapang na presidente.”</i></div>

Annabelle Rama: ‘I don’t want to be [among those] na dahil sikat ka you will have a position.’

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