Charles Teves
A viral video has emerged of former COMELEC Commissioner and P3PWD (The Komunidad ng Pamilya Pasyente at Persons with Disabilities) Partylist Representative Rowena Guanzon in “beast mode” during an encounter with a drunk individual at the ‘Dinagsa Festival’ in Cadiz City.
A video posted on Facebook by user Cyn Thia shows Guanzon in an altercation with a man who is reported to be drunk. The incident is said to have taken place on January 29th. The video shows Guanzon brandishing her cane while shouting.
Many harsh comments were thrown at Guanzon by netizens who watched the viral video.
“Lasing sila naninigarilyo uminom sa sidewalk. Inapakan ang paa ko. Sinaway ko sinigawan pa ako. Attempted to attack me. Had to defend myself with my walking cane to stop him kasi lumalapit baka sakalin ako ng gago,” Guanzon said in a tweet.
Lasing sila naninigarilyo uminom sa sidewalk. Inapakan ang paa ko.sinaway ko sinigawan pa ako.
Attempted to attack me. Had to defend myself with my walking cane to stop him kasi lumalapit baka sakalin ako ng gago— Rowena Guanzon (@rowena_guanzon) January 30, 2023
It appears Guanzon’s nephew was “touched” without consent. Her nephew was “beaten up” but wasn’t given a chance to fight back, which only made her angry. Guanzon also revealed that one of the men stepped on her foot and attempted to escalate the situation.
Dinagsa fiesta ok pero huwag kayong manghipo at mambugbog !. Galit na galit ako kahapon sa bumogbog ng pamangkin ko. Next year , may scooter na ako.
— Rowena Guanzon (@rowena_guanzon) January 30, 2023
Hinipuan ang pamngkin ko at binugbog. Sino ang hindi magagalit ? At matapang ha,lasing na susugurin pa ako. Sana hindi sya pinigilan.
— Rowena Guanzon (@rowena_guanzon) January 30, 2023
Tingnan nyo ito mga hindi taga Cadiz maki fiesta pero pag lasing, violent na. This man attempted to attack me, pinigilan ng mga kasama nya. Yho de fruta ! Nag sorry pero naka ngisi ang lasing. pic.twitter.com/Mwh0iW4BKk
— Rowena Guanzon (@rowena_guanzon) January 30, 2023
Initially, Guanzon rushed to the incident area to “rescue” her nephew but she got involved in the commotion somehow.
Sinundo ko nga ang pamangkin ko because he asked to be rescued. Next year magdadala na ang ng " dos por dos " platoon hehehe.
— Rowena Guanzon (@rowena_guanzon) January 30, 2023
According to a netizen, the drunk man wanted to lure Guanzon and things may have ended more disastrously.
Tama ka. I am always assuming the worst . So i have to be ready to defend myself. Thank u.
— Rowena Guanzon (@rowena_guanzon) January 30, 2023
Before Guanzon made the tweets, netizens blasted her for being “entitled” since the video doesn’t tell the whole story.
