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BY RANIE AZUE
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BACOLOD City – Unscrupulous people were using the name of Negros Occidental governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. to solicit money.
The public should be wary of them, Executive Assistant Eric Loretizo said.
The Office of the Governor issued the warning in light of text messages making rounds among local gasoline station personnel and owners.
In the text messages, the solicitors were asking for amounts to supposedly fund the governor’s antidrug campaign, Loretizo said.
The texters would entice gasoline station owners to donate in exchange for “projects in the capitol,” he said.
One of the text messages read, “Mam…xxx…gud afternun. Mam sa office ito ni governor alfredo g, maranon jr, negros occ, mam kausapin kayo ni gov, tnx +63 956 218 1895.”
Soliciting money using the name of the governor is “downright illegal,” Loretizo said.
“The public must be made aware of this bogus operation,” he added.
Aside from gasoline stations, the governor’s aide believes the suspects may have approached other businesses in Negros Occidental.
“The public [are] advised to report to any PNP (Philippine National Police) station or to the Office of the Governor (034 434-1152 or 034 434-1153) information that may lead to the identification or eventual arrest of the individuals involved in this dubious activity,” said Loretizo./PN
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