Dubbed as the "Sentimental Songstress," Papin sang songs such as "Bakit (Kung Liligaya Ka sa Piling ng Iba)" and "Isang Linggong Pag-ibig."

[citation needed] Aspiring to become a singer, she participated in several regional singing contests before moving to Manila to pursue her career further.

In 2004, she ran as congresswoman in the province's fourth congressional district but lost to the current holder Representative Felix Alfelor Jr.

[1] In 2013, the Commission on Elections disqualified her from running as congresswoman in the lone district of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan due to lack of residency, but reversed its decision on April 25.

[3][4] In 2024, Papin was appointed by President Bongbong Marcos as an acting member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.