About

Coco Martin "Sir Tapos Na Po," often misspelled "Ser Tapos Na Po," refers to an exploitable video clip of Filipino actor Coco Martin saying, "Sir, tapos na po," in Tagalog, which means, "Sir, it's over," in English. The video is a scene from the 2005 film Masahista, or The Masseur. It was first used as a meme on Facebook in early August 2025. It later spread to TikTok, where a green-screen template of the clip was edited into viral videos. The clip of Coco Martin was commonly edited into a classroom setting, in which Martin was addressing a teacher character.

Origin

On October 19th, 2005, the Filipino film Masahista, or The Masseur, was released. It starred actor Coco Martin as Iliac, a male sex worker who "works in a massage parlor where the gay clients are given more than a shoulder kneading and back rub," according to the film's synopsis. The film was internationally acclaimed at the time.^[2]

In one scene, Martin's character says, "Sir, tapos na po," which means, "Sir, it's over," in English. The soundbite was included at the end of the film's trailer.^[1]

On August 2nd, 2025, Facebook^[8] user Sean Benedict Dotig posted the clip to the Filipino SquatterPosting group, adding the caption, "'Pass the activity when it's done.' / Me:" which received over 11,000 reactions in three weeks (shown below).

Spread

On August 3rd, 2025, TikToker^[3] @porscheyakiiim used the clip of Coco Martin saying, "Sir, tapos na po," adding a POV top caption that joked about rage bait, gaining over 72,100 likes in 17 days (shown below).

On August 10th, Facebook^[7] user KulangSa Pansin posted the scene, adding a caption about submitting a school assignment just before a midnight deadline. The post gained over 2,400 reactions in 10 days (shown below).

On August 11th, 2025, TikToker^[4] @heavenlyelysium used the scene in a screen-recording of WhatsApp messages sent to a friend about a reading lesson, gaining over 234,500 likes in nine days (shown below).

On August 13th, TikToker^[5] @sheesh.shshshsh posted a video using three greenscreen templates of Coco Martin saying "Sir, tapos na po," edited into a classroom setting. The video gained over 96,500 likes in a week (shown below).

On August 15th, 2025, TikToker^[6] @oxbarlover posted a crude recreation of the Coco Martin "Sir Tapos Na Po" scene, gaining over 60,600 likes in five days (shown below).

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