Rose Nono Lin, an executive of the controversial Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation, claimed that luxury cars “magically” appeared in her garage, resulting in celebrities and personalities on Friday, November 5, to “wish” it would also happen to them.
“Sa katotohanan po kapag umuuwi po ako sa bahay minsan, nagugulat na po ako na may sasakyan. Nagugulat din po ako na wala na pong sasakyan,” she told Senator Richard Gordon yesterday during a Senate blue ribbon committee.
Sen. Gordon also wondered how Lin could own many expensive cars.
“Natagpuan mo na lang ba sa garahe ‘yan? O ikaw ba yung bumili niyan?” he jest.
Lin, who is eyeing for a congressional seat responded, “Natagpuan ko po ‘yan sa garahe po namin dahil hindi po ako mahilig sa sasakyan. Okay na po sa akin basta po tumatakbo at may masakyan po ako papunta po sa opisina.”
The Pharmally executive was referring to her 2019 Lexus that is worth P8.8-million.
Her explanation was then considered a laughing stock over Twitter.
Former Born To Be Wild host Kiko Rustia wished that he would wake up with a Lexus parked in his garage.
Sana ako magising bukas na may Lexus din na naka parada na sa garahe namin https://t.co/HvQfNE6QFK
— kiko rustia (@kikorustia) November 4, 2021
Singer and comedienne K Brosas “hoped” that instead of luxury cars, she would find a boyfriend in her garage.
https://twitter.com/kbrosas/status/1456476617455202308
Celebrity DJ, DJ Chacha even had to “wake up” early in the morning with hopes of finding either a Lexus or a Cadillac at her parking lot but was “disappointed” to see none.
Gumising ako maaga para pumunta sa parking baka sakaling may nakaparadang lexus at cadillac pero pag-check ko pusa lang nakita ko. Hayyyy
— DJ Chacha (@_djchacha) November 4, 2021
TV personality Justin Dizon said he was not “happy” to wake up without a Lexus in his own garage.
Ano ba yan kagising ko kaninang umaga walang Lexus sa garahe namin.
Hindi ako natutuwa ha.
— Justin Dizon (@iamjustindizon) November 5, 2021
Actor Gabe Mercado even quipped that wives had difficulty finding their husbands since they were on a “Lexus.”
Marami ring lalake na hindi mahanap ng mga asawa nila sa garahe nila pagising sa umaga.
Ayun, inumaga pala sa Lexus.
— Gabe Mercado (@gabemercado) November 5, 2021
Singer Leah Navaro on the other hand, cannot believe that a 2019 Lexus, worth P8.8-million, could magically appear in Lin’s garage.
Bwahahahahahahaha! Abracadabra in your dreams lang ang kailangan para maka-Lexus. Gibinuangan lang ta ning yawa-a. https://t.co/T77OzhE1G2
— Leah Navarro (@leahnavarro) November 5, 2021
Former Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casiño even considered Lin a “lucky” woman who finds expensive cars in her parking.
Q. Ano ang tawag sa mga taong basta na lang nakakatagpo ng Lexus sa garahe nila?
A. Sobrang lucky.
— Teddy Casiño (@teddycasino) November 5, 2021
Atty. Ted Te, former Supreme Court spokesperson, “realized” that he does not have a magic garage, explaining why a luxury car did not show up when he woke up.
When I woke up, I realized I didn’t have a magic garage that’s why a Lexus didn’t appear.
— Ted Te (@TedTe) November 5, 2021
Forensic Pathologist Raquel Fortun did not want a Lexus but a Mini Cooper instead. He even joked if it was possible to choose a “surprise garage.”
Gusto ko Mini Cooper not Lexus. Pwede bang pumili ng garahe surprise?
— Raquel Fortun (@Doc4Dead) November 5, 2021
Journalist Barnaby Lo was also waiting for a Lexus to “magically appear” in his parking.
https://twitter.com/barnabychuck/status/1456192570942394369
Aside from the 2019 Lexus, Lin also owns a Range Rover worth P11.9 million, which she bought in January 2020, and in July 2020, she purchased a P4.8 million Toyota Land Cruiser.
Lin was invited to the Senate hearing since Pharmally bagged multi-billion peso contracts at the onset of the pandemic last year.
