One of ABS-CBN’s biggest antagonists in Congress, Rep. Rodante Marcoleta is running for Senator this coming 2022 national elections.
House Deputy Speaker Marcoleta filed his candidacy for Senator on October 8.
As labeled by Sen. Richard Gordon, Marcoleta is the ‘demolition expert’ behind the non-renewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise causing the shut down of the Network.
He is one of the most vocal adversaries of the Network and one of the 70-congressmen who voted for the non-renewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise despite being cleared by different regulatory agencies.
Marcoleta is also an advocate of Ivermectin as medication for COVID-19, going against the medical experts’ recommendations.
In September, Marcoleta, together with Rep. Mike Defensor and Sen. Francis Tolentino, filed a petition to legalize the use of Ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment. No studies or evidence existing to prove the effectiveness of the drug against COVID-19, reiterated by DoH.
“We do not recommend the use of Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19. It has not proven to significantly reduce mortality nor to improve other clinical outcomes,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on September 17.
Marcoleta earned the ire of netizens because of this decision of running for a Senatorial position.
MAGKAKALAT KA LANG NG TAE SA SENADO, MARCOLETA! https://t.co/SEOybzBFa1
— Eric John Salut (@ericjohnsalut) October 8, 2021
Marcoleta sucks, and I hope his senate run fails catastrophically, causing him so much distress that he voluntarily decides to disappear, never to bother us again.
— philbertdy.bsky.social (@philbertdy) October 8, 2021
Marcoleta led the ABS-CBN shutdown in Congress, and even threatened to take-over the ABS-CBN compound, which what Marcos did back during the declaration of Martial Law. https://t.co/xbBy1Bq0Wy
— Carwyn (@CarwynCandila_) October 8, 2021
@desamting pointed out that Marcoleta also moved to allocate a 1,000 pesos budget for the Commission on Human Rights in 2018.
Marcoleta also moved to give the Commission on Human Rights a budget of P1,000 for 2018 (which the House adopted) https://t.co/PNR7QRT8y6
— Jonathan de Santos (@desamting) October 8, 2021
Marcoleta, Panelo, Padilla, these are some of the names you shouldn’t vote for.
— Maki🐨 (@wreckitmaki) October 8, 2021
It is clear and known doctrine that any Iglesia ni Cristo member is not allowed to run for government. With that in mind, you think a greedy cult is simply going to excommunicate someone who can potentially win and lobby laws in their cult's favor? Fuck no.
— Seth D. Scaleless (@SethDScaleless) October 8, 2021
NO TO MARCOLETA AND HIS CRONIES / ALLIES#Halalan2022 https://t.co/xfycY43SqW
— Reyna Victoria 🍓🌭 | OA’Tin | (@reynabiktorya1) October 5, 2021
Marcoleta represented the Social Amelioration & Genuine Intervention on Poverty Partylist (SAGIP) Partylist in Congress since 2016.