By Mortz C. Ortigoza
I asked a former member of Congress who is connected with
the Opposition in a province how much was given to each of the mayors and those
candidates for the same post in a meeting for their pledged of support to
Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte for President and Vice President.
“Tag fifty thousand
pesos,” he said.
I asked him because I was curious how much the moneyed
supporter of the candidate for the governor has been using his affluence to
maintain the loyalty of these hizzoners and those wannabes and how much his “hatred”
to unseat come May 9, 2022 the family who perennially governed the local
government unit of the province.
My source told me that as an initial contribution to the provincial venture of the governorship bet, this man shelled out three hundred million pesos as hustings expenses.
“Paggumastos iyan ng
one billion pesos at ang kandidato niya ay gumasto ng kahating bilyon, may tama
ang kalaban diyan,” I opined.
Unless the incumbent
has the same amount or can eclipse the sums I mentioned above, he will find himself
and his family in defeat.
This was worsened when the Opposition fielded “marquee”
opponents to challenge family members and allies in the next year’s electoral
derby.
This will be the most expensive election the people in this
province could witness if my hypothesis on the P1.5 billion wherewithal,
campaign chest, or whatever is correct.
***
This backer of the Opposition is indeed a multi-millionaire.
His generosity is a legend. A former mayor – who has a checkered past - told us
media men that he was asked by a swaggering reporter to visit this Man.
“Noong una nahihiya pa
ako kasi dati kaming Mayor pero mapiliit ito dahil kaibigan niya daw,” he
referred to the reporter.
When they went home after exchanging pleasantries with the
Moneyed Man they opened the envelopes containing the dough given by the host.
“Sa kanya five thousand pesos sa akin one hundred thousand (pesos),”
he amusedly told us.
***
The Moneyed Man is opulent. He
is one of the richest men in the huge province. His businesses and ventures are
in and out of the country. His latest endeavor is a billion U.S dollar power
plant.
Many pundits believed his interferences
in this May 2022 election gives a lot of headaches to the political status of
the Incumbent.
***
Oh by the way, I asked the
former Congressman if his sports utility vehicle (SUV) is a U.S made and if it
is bullet proof.
He answered my two posers in
the affirmative.
“Kayo lang ata ang may ganito na brand na nakikita ko sa international
movies sa probinsiya?” I asked.
He said there are only two: Him
and the Moneyed Man.
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