Senatorial aspirant Beth Lopez files her certificate of candidacy (COC) on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. She said she would “curse” anyone who would disqualify her from the senatorial race. (Photo from Dianne Sampang/INQUIRER.net)
MANILA, Philippines — Senatorial aspirant Beth Lopez, who claimed to be the “chosen one of God,” on Wednesday said that she would “curse” anyone who would disqualify her from the 2025 elections.
Lopez said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) disqualified her in the previous polls due to poverty.
“Ikatlong beses ko na ‘to sa pagtakbong senador sa ating bansa. Napakatapang po. Napakakapal ng mukha kahit laging dini-disqualify ng Comelec sa pagiging mahirap. Humihingi po ako ng paumanhin sa pagiging maramdamin,” she said.
(This is my third time running for senator of our country. So brave. Thick-skinned despite being disqualified by Comelec because of being poor. I apologize for being emotional.)
When asked what she would do if Comelec disqualified her again, the teary-eyed senatorial aspirant raised her voice at the end of her answer.
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“Kapag hindi ako pinatakbong senator ng Comelec, lahat ng mga taong involved na ako ay i-disqualify sa pagiging mahirap ay isinusumpa ko ang mga taong yun at idedeklara kong wala kayong kuwentang ahensya ng gobyerno” she said.
(If Comelec does not allow me to run for senator, everyone who is involved in my disqualification will be cursed, and I will declare this government agency as nonsense.)
A Comelec official then went up to the stage to calm her down. She smiled and said that she was just being “emotional.”
Lopez also claimed that she is the “chosen one of God.”
“I hate politics. Now, sino po ang gumawa ng paraan para pumasok ako sa hindi ko gusto? Diyos. Diyos ang gumawa ng paraan para hindi ako tumakbo,” she said.
(I hate politics. Now, who made a way for me to do something I don’t like? God. God made a way for me to not to run for public office.)
“Idinedeklara ko na sa dami ng himala sa buhay ko, I am the chosen one of God. Kapag namatay ako, dinedeklara ko na babalik ang kaluluwa ko, parurusahan kayo,” she added.
(I declare that of all the miracles in my life, I am the chosen one of God. If I die, I will declare that my soul will come back to punish you all.)
Lopez tried to run for senator in the 2019 elections, but she said she was not permitted to enter the Comlelc office to file her certificate of candidacy (COC).
The security forces at Comelec clarified that she was instructed to first secure a copy of the COC application form at the office.
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