QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – Citizens of Quezon City didn’t have to look far (to the Senate) to see how their legislative chambers are being turned into a circus arena.

Actress-turned-Quezon City District 5 councilor Aiko Melendez stirred up controversy after uploading TikTok videos that featured her and fellow officials dancing inside the Quezon City session hall. The videos, set to Mariah Carey’s Touch My Body, were filmed prior to the official session on June 19 at the Quezon City Hall legislative building.

In one video, Aiko was joined by Julian Trono, the chairman of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in Quezon City. Aiko jokingly captioned the video, “With SK Federation President for QC councilor @Julian Trono, fun times before the session.” 

The Adobo Chronicles reached out to Melendez for comment and she had this to say:

“I have no regrets for shooting the TikTok video. My only regret is that instead of using Maria Carey’s song, I should have used “Respect” by Aretha Franklin.”