THE PHILIPPINE STAR
THE PHILIPPINE STAR
WEDNESDAY I news
MARCH 6,2019 i
I,{o gov't funds used in adminbets' camqaign
Former Presidential assistant
and senatorial candidate Chris-
topher "Bong" Go Yes terdaY
Pave assurance that no govern-
irent funds are being used in
the campaign of administration
candidates.
"Don't believe the critics, we
are not usinB government funds
in our campaign. ManY FiliPinos
are suDporting us because they
believL'in ou"r President," Co
said.
Go made the statement after oP-
oosition senatorial candidate Mag-
halo Rep. Garv Aleiano claimed
the De;artme;t of' the .lnterior
and Local Govemment had autho-
rized baransay officials to sPend
so,rernmetti funds for camPaign
ilraterials with Go's name.
' Aleiano ilaimed there were
..-oiintt materials such as T-
shiris b"earine Go's name that
weie distribut"ed during the Liga
I
ng mga Barangay sa PiliPinas
n;tional assemblv in Manila late
last month.
"I have no idea about it," Go
said, adding he is not foolish to
commit that election offense.
fYou better ask the organizers.
I urge the suPPorters not to use
my name without mY knowledge
and consent," he said.
Co-added he made a s{rgges-
tion tB lnterior Secretarv Eduardo
Ario to remind the leagues df elec-
tive officials to exercise pblitical
neutralitv in their activities.
A.flo siammed Alejano for the
alleeation, saying it was fake news'
'iLigu ng batunguY is an inde-
aitivitv ifutiated bY the
oende"nt
hational league officers. TheY
have their own organizers. I just
provided the guid-elines so that
ihe activiW is iln accordance with
the law," Afio said.
"I will never allow anY inegu-
" 'l.A<;€ -1"
sr:end h.rndfor unauthorized ,r.oole aie reminded his
-
laritv in mv department, much ditional promotional ofmaterials
name
Go
because
practi-
-o16 ineverv street intersection, including
i"lii
activitri. Those who made the allega-
th"'sreen
tions shodd show Proof rather than -- t;f fic light.
G"o said Presidint Duterte himself has
entertaininq fake iews," he added
,q,flo said he knows that Go stemlv warned
govemment officials and
from getting involved in partisan
won't allow or tolerate suchillegal officei
aitivitv. oolitical activities
' He is committed to serve the President
"I dlso know Bong Go and he
will not allow barangay caPtains and the people regardless of
what posi tion
" he holds, he said.
to spend a single centavo for him,
Afio added.
Go stressed there are manY
ercuos and individuals who have
Eeeri using his logo or Pictures
without his corsent.
"That is whY I am discourag-
inq them. Please do not Put any
ca-mpaign materials or Posters
*v*tt"i" without mY consent' I
ani appealing to strictly follow the
election laws. Instead ol donatlng
to our campaign, iust give it to
those who need m6st " Go said'
Go said he no longer needs ad-