07/12/2025
Guanzon Files Complaint Over Rockwell Mall Confrontation, Viral Video Shows Outburst.
ll. By: Chito Mabaquiao Berjit Jr. ll
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon filed criminal charges against a man she accused of telling her to leave Rockwell Mall in Makati City for coughing, an incident that sparked outrage after a video of her heated public outburst went viral on Sunday, December 7.
In a Facebook post and video she shared, Guanzon claimed a Chinese national surnamed Chiong approached her after she coughed once due to an itchy throat and told her she was "contagious" and should leave the mall.
“Sabihan ba naman ako ng Chinese na umalis sa Rockwell Mall because I am contagious after I coughed once due to an itchy throat,” she wrote in her post. (To think that a Chinese person would tell me to leave Rockwell Mall because I am contagious after I coughed once due to an itchy throat.)
The viral clip, captured by a bystander, shows Guanzon shouting at Chiong and his wife, pointing her finger and criticizing his attire. “Hindi ka nga naka-Rolex! Hindi ka nga naka-Gucci! … I want your name!” she is heard yelling in the video. (You’re not even wearing a Rolex! You’re not even wearing Gucci! … I want your name!)
Guanzon said she felt humiliated by Chiong’s remarks, including an alleged comment about her not having money to buy a mask. “Napahiya talaga ako doon sa ginawa nung tao na ’yun. Sabihan ka ba naman, ‘Don’t you have money to buy a mask?’ Bawal pala sa kanya kahit umubo ka lang nang minsan, kahit nasa Rockwell Mall ka,” she added. (I was truly humiliated by what that person did. How can he tell you, ‘Don’t you have money to buy a mask?’ Apparently, for him, you can’t even cough once, even if you’re inside Rockwell Mall.)
She defended her reaction, saying Chiong had no right to order her out of a public space. “I told him if you are sick or afraid to get sick, you should not be in a mall. You have no right to tell me to leave. Kung maka-utos parang amo ko siya. Mata pobreng hindi naman mayaman,” she said. (He acts like he’s my boss — a poor-eyed person who isn’t even rich.)
Guanzon filed cases of unjust vexation and grave oral defamation against Chiong at the Makati Central Police Station late Saturday night, despite feeling unwell and tired. “Nag-reklamo po talaga ako sa police and filed a case for unjust vexation and grave oral defamation last night, kahit gabing-gabi na. I wasn’t feeling well, and I was tired, and I had no dinner,” she said in her video. (I really filed a complaint with the police and filed a case for unjust vexation and grave oral defamation last night, even though it was very late. I wasn’t feeling well, I was tired, and I hadn’t had dinner.)
She claimed Chiong’s wife apologized on his behalf, but he refused and “glared” at her. “Ang asawa n’ya ang nag-apologize pero sya hindi. Dinilaan pa ako!” she wrote. (His spouse apologized, but he did not. He even glared at me!)
During police proceedings, Guanzon alleged Chiong and his lawyer fled when the investigator was about to read their Miranda rights. “Nang babasahan na sila ng Miranda rights ng police investigator, tumakas! Tinakbo ng lawyer nila,” she said. (When the police investigator was about to read them their Miranda rights, they ran away! Their lawyer took them away.)
As of Sunday, Rockwell Mall has not issued an official statement on the incident. Chiong and his legal team have also not publicly commented on Guanzon’s claims. The case remains under police investigation.
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