Sen. Cayetano questions the scope of the report of the PCIJ on the campaign contributions during 2016 national election.
CAYETANO – Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano expressed his side regarding the report of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism on campaign contribution.
Recently, the news headlines have been bearing reports regarding the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) of the 2016 national election candidates. The social media as well were updated with the same reports.
The SOCE of Pres. Rodrigo ‘Digong’ Duterte has also been reported. According to PCIJ, there were several wealthy businessmen that have funded the then-Mayor of Davao City’s election campaign.
Aside from the wealthy businessmen, another personality that has caught the attention of the public is the contribution of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano who was the running mate of Pres. Duterte then.
In Pres. Duterte’s SOCE, it is stated that Sen. Cayetano contributed Php. 71, 313, 782.53. He is in fact next to the top contributor of the President.
In fact, based on a previous report, a photo went viral in social media as it pointed out the gap between the campaign contribution of Sen. Cayetano to Pres. Duterte as indicated in the SOCE and his net worth based on his 2015 Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worths (SALN).
In a recent news video report of ANC posted in ABS-CBN News, it is stated that Sen. Cayetano has questions on the scope of the PCIJ report and as well as the timing.
“The way it was reported… did not really explain the real issues and politically targeted some people while it was silent on other people,” Sen. Cayetano said.
Based on the report, the net worth of Sen. Cayetano is only P23.6 million according to his 2015 SALN obtained by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group. Furthermore, his net worth less than one-third of his contribution during the election campaign.
Based on the interview, Sen. Cayetano expressed that there was a time when he thought that there is a big possibility that he will not secure the vice presidential post so he used some of the funds to help the President as he said, “I wanted my President to win.”
