Big boy gatecrashes, throws tantrum
During the question-and-answer portion, Cardema posted a query via Facebook live asking Manuel if his party-list group condemned the killing of a youth football player slain last year from a New People’s Army land mine
The controversial representative of a youth partylist group who found his way as head of the National Youth Commission made a scene recently in a weekly forum.
NYC chairperson Ronald Gian Carlo Cardema rushed and insulted a guest of a forum, lawmaker Raoul Manuel of Kabataan Partylist.
Not a guest, National Youth Commission chairperson Ronald Gian Carlo Cardema suddenly pops up to throw insults at a member of Congress, Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raoul Manuel. Cardema eventually ended up as part of the forum as a panelist. | Photograph courtesy of Pandesal Forum
The scene happened during the "Pandesal Forum" at the 83-year-old Kamuning Bakery Café in Quezon City.
Manuel was the sole guest at the forum on "Goals, Activities, Projects, Plans and proposed Reforms of the Kabataan Partylist for the Filipino Youth."
During the question-and-answer portion, Cardema posted a query via Facebook live asking Manuel if his party-list group condemned the killing of a youth football player slain last year from a New People's Army land mine.
Cardema was referring to Kieth Absalon, the football player of Far Eastern University who was killed on 6 June 2021 in Masbate.
"Have you visited the wake of the player," Cardema asked, to which Manuel answered back and said his group issued "not just condemnation but we even called for authorities to do a thorough investigation?"
After Rep. Manuel answered, a fuming Cardema arrived from nowhere and pointed fingers at the lawmaker while shouting "Wala ka sa Kongreso ngayon, Put***** I** mo!"
Cardema alleged that he was incensed by the statement of Manuel that the NYC that he chaired was mismanaged, plus an allegation of corruption.