Is Rep. Neri Colmenares the ‘official lawyer’ of ‘AlDub’?
Has “AlDub” fever conquered the House of Representatives?
Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares has been touted by Twitter users the “official lawyer” of AlDub, the love team of actors Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza or “Yaya Dub” whose characters play star-crossed lovers in the “Kalyeserye” segment of noontime show “Eat Bulaga.”
For days now, the congressman’s profile has been bombarded with tweets and retweets about the popular pair.
It began on Wednesday when Colmenares posted a photo showing his office staff watching the episode where Richards missed seeing Yaya Dub for the first time.
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My staff watching #AlDubMaybeThisTime #EB36 while waiting for documents to be signed pic.twitter.com/z5AcDcm1em
— Neri Colmenares (@ColmenaresPH) August 12, 2015
Colmenares said the couple could seek help from the Supreme Court so that they could finally meet in person.
@ColmenaresPH ipa subpoena nyo na sila @aldenrichards02 at @mainedcm para magkita n cla. #AlDubMaybeThisTime
— NATASHA ROGERS (@345ssp) August 12, 2015
His posts have caught the attention of AlDub fans.
https://twitter.com/JaPerBend/status/631408548686204928
Even reporter Tina Panganiban-Perez can’t help but gush over Colmenares’ show of support.
Nadagdag na si Cong Neri @ColmenaresPH sa AlDub Nation. #AlDubMaybeThisTime https://t.co/cRQaFLqBDl
— Tina PanganibanPerez (@tinapperez) August 12, 2015
Colmenares said he was prodded by his staff to file a resolution so that Richards and Yaya Dub could finally seal their romance.
@tinapperez He he, actually inaasar na nila ako to file a reso para magtagpo na #AlDubMaybeThisTime at dito sila sa Congress hearing magmeet
— Neri Colmenares (@ColmenaresPH) August 12, 2015
AlDub fans have asked their “official lawyer” about the possible violations and cases that may be filed against Wally Bayola’s character “Lola Nidora,” Yaya Dub’s boss and the main antagonist in the “serye.”
@JaPerBend @tinapperez kidnapping o kaya serious illegal detention he he
— Neri Colmenares (@ColmenaresPH) August 12, 2015
@mhalditamhelai @tinapperez @LolaNidora101 @JaPerBend Ha ha kahapon pa sya walang helmet nga e.repeat offense na yun e he he
— Neri Colmenares (@ColmenaresPH) August 12, 2015
@Jenjenchen1215 @mhalditamhelai @tinapperez @LolaNidora101 @JaPerBend RTC muna he he
— Neri Colmenares (@ColmenaresPH) August 12, 2015
Colmenares said he would speak with Sen. Tito Sotto, one of the hosts of “Eat Bulaga,” and find a way to secure the future of the couple.
@kingdavesalazar @mainedcm @aldenrichards02 Baka next week kami makapag-usap ni Tito Sen di na kakayanin this week e
— Neri Colmenares (@ColmenaresPH) August 12, 2015
@kingdavesalazar @mainedcm @aldenrichards02 yup sana nga he he
— Neri Colmenares (@ColmenaresPH) August 12, 2015
Seemingly disappointed over the botched meeting of AlDub, Colmenares posted another photo of himself with his staff after watching the episode.
#AlDubLawyer at staff malungkot sa di pagtatagpo ni #AlDub pic.twitter.com/DNfx3xh93y
— Neri Colmenares (@ColmenaresPH) August 12, 2015
nakiisa sa aming sadness si Rep.Neri @ColmenaresPH sa di pa rin pagtatagpo ni #AlDub.#AlDubMaybeThisTime pic.twitter.com/YivqZQaGkQ@EatBulaga
— cjlagarista (@cjlagarista) August 12, 2015
STR = Sa Tulong ng Resolusyon. House Resolution para pagtagpuin na ang aldub! #CongNeriToTheRescue https://t.co/DoRnsqkvJ5
— Stum #NoToPuVPhaseout (@wan_starr) August 12, 2015
A Twitter user asked Colmenares whether there was money appropriated from the national budget for Lola Nidora so that she would finally allow the couple to see each other.
Jose Manalo as “Frankie,” Richards’ rival in the story, has paid Lola Nidora P51,000,500 and resorted to blackmailing her so that he could marry Yaya Dub.
@degeneratejon @AkoSiLolaNidora Baka may nirealign si Abad, itsek ko din he he
— Neri Colmenares (@ColmenaresPH) August 13, 2015
Atty @ColmenaresPH for the win! hawak na ng AlDubNation ang gobyerno.. CHAARRR!! #HappyALDUBDay pic.twitter.com/WaW8KBtRu5
— KimberlyPC (@kimconvicto) August 13, 2015
Colmenares has also posted a photo of himself with health workers doing AlDub’s “pabebe wave.”
After a forum on community health, pabebe wave naman pic.twitter.com/bEYO5cenLX
— Neri Colmenares (@ColmenaresPH) August 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/GemGumabay/status/631671986272374785
https://twitter.com/Alby_May/status/631670321427288064
Colmenares has since been designated the official lawyer of AlDub as cited on the list of officers of one of the pair’s fan groups.
Cong. @ColmenaresPH official lawyer ka pala ng #ALDUBNATIONOFFICIALS @mainedcm @aldenrichards02 pic.twitter.com/nlTLjmx7kp
— Joanna Rose (@nanayjr) August 13, 2015
And it seems Lola Nidora’s road violations have been the hot target of the official lawyer. Arvin Mendoza/RC
@JaPerBend @AngPoetNyo @allanklownz Nyay, nasa meeting pa ako
— Neri Colmenares (@ColmenaresPH) August 13, 2015
Wala na namang helmet c Lola Nidora?i-citizen arrest na yan he he #AlDubHihintayinKita
— Neri Colmenares (@ColmenaresPH) August 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/anneofficial09/status/632064115222056963