Claudine Co Just Opened a Matcha Cafe. Here's What People Got to Say.

Contrary to popular belief, "not all publicity is good publicity" especially if people have these to say for your matcha cafe business.

Claudine Co. Lifestyle vlogger. Private planes. House tours. Clothes as Expensive as your yearly income.

In 2025, people were furious watching her flex a lavish life while her family’s construction companies were sitting on billions worth of flood control projects that either failed or never existed.

Her dad, former Congressman Christopher Co, and her uncle, Elizaldy Co of Sunwest, were among the top contractors flagged in President Marcos’ own list.

The internet was not having it.

She laid low. She went dark.

People moved on.

Or so she thought.

Because Claudine (and her sister) are back. This time, not with vlogs. With matcha. They quietly opened Almighty Matcha, a matcha cafe, and started putting it out on social media.

And people JUST WON’T LEAVE HER ALONE! Here’s what they’re saying:

The “Money Laundering” Accusations:

“Bagong labahan ng pera.” That was the dominant read.

People weren’t seeing a cafe. They were seeing a way to make dirty money look like it came from selling drinks. One commenter put it bluntly: “Business business-an para kunwari hard earned money ang mga luho.” Playing business so the luxury lifestyle looks legitimate.

Another went further: “Huy binuksan na pala yung business natin? May ambag kami dyan, ah.” aka Taxpayer money, sitting inside a cup of matcha.

Right or wrong, that’s the story people told themselves. And in business, the story people tell about you matters more than the story you tell about yourself.

The Branding Roast

The cafe is called Almighty Matcha. But the internet wasn’t impressed.

One commenter called the social media bio “ChatGPT-written” because apparently, with all that money, they still couldn’t come up with an original thought.

Others just laughed. Someone slapped them with the ultimate out-of-touch label: “Matcha, pilates, and pickleball. Out of touch rich kids starter pack.”

The branding that was supposed to make them look like serious entrepreneurs ended up making them look like rich kids playing business with money they didn’t earn.

Short, sharp, no fluff. Perfect.

Green Flavored

Almighty Matcha had a tagline in their promotional materials. Something aesthetic. Something meant to sound premium. The internet took it, flipped it, and turned it into a punchline about corruption.

Comments started rolling in: “A sip of green, a taste of nakaw.” Then: “A sip of green, a taste of greed.”

That’s the thing about launching a brand when people already hate you. Every word you put out becomes material.

Your tagline, your bio, your aesthetic. All of it gets rewritten by the public.

Calls for Boycott and Review Bombing

People didn’t stop at jokes. The calls to boycott came quick.

But for a chunk of the thread, boycotting wasn’t enough. One commenter said it directly: “Not enough to boycott. Destroy them with bad reviews.” Others echoed it: “It’s review bombing time.”

Some even pointed out that this isn’t their first business attempt, and that a previous restaurant venture allegedly failed too.

“Malulugi din ‘yan. Hindi naman nila pinaghirapan ang pera.”

It wasn’t just online noise. It was organized hostility. A coordinated effort to make sure the business doesn’t survive.

The Accounts Went Dark Again

Then, just like in 2025, the accounts disappeared.

Try to look up Almighty Matcha’s Instagram. Locked. Gone. “Bakit wala na sa IG... Ang bilis.”

Someone summed up the pattern: “Eto yung nadepress diba when she was called out, so they went abroad to unwind... They’re back without an ounce of guilt in their bones.”

Same move. Different year. Different product.

Claudine Co cycle is: show up, get called out, go dark, wait for it to blow over.

The Business Lesson

Here’s what every business owner should take from this.

First of all: Branding exist no matter what. You have a brand.

Second: Branding goes both ways. Good and bad.

Third: If your brand is bad, don’t link it with your business.

Here’s the reddit thread where you’ll find all the tea!