MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / Apr. 8, 2013) – Dinipensahan ni United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) senatorial candidate JV Ejercito Estrada ang sarili sa ulat na inilabas ng Philippine Center for Investigative Reporting ukol sa alegasyon na mayroon itong overseas account sa British Virgin Island.
Sinabi ni JV Ejercito Estrada na deklarado ang lahat ng kanyang assets, liabilities at net worth sa kanyang SALN (statement of assets, liability and net worth) at wala umano itong dapat itago sa publiko.
“To the best of my knowledge, I have truthfully and accurately declared all my assets, liabilities, and net worth in my SALN. The timing of this so-called expose is highly suspicious considering I am one of the UNA candidates consistently in the winning list of monthly surveys by different polling organizations and recently barged in to the top 3 in SWS Survey,” ani JV Ejercito Estrada.
Ayon sa ulat ng PCIJ ay isa umanong director si JV Ejercito ng kumpanyang Ice Bell Properties Limited na binuo noon pang July 8, 1999.
Sinabi naman ni JV Ejercito Estrada na kaduda-duda ang pag-labas ng balita ilang ulit na umano itong naging isyu noon. “It is highly suspicious considering the on-going electoral campaign of which I am one of the leading contenders among the UNA senatorial candidates,” ani JV Ejercito Estrada. “I have heretofore held high respect to the PCIJ. I hope that they are not falling to the manipulation of desperate people in dirty politics.”
Matatandaang may lumabas rin na black propaganda noon 2001 sa mga pahayagan at sinabing may mansion si JV Ejercito Estrada sa loob ng Forbes Park, ngunit pagaari pala ito ng mga kaanak ng Sultan of Brunei.
“Since my detractors cannot find anything anomalous, onerous or irregular in any contract or transactions during my stint as Mayor and as Congressman, hence there is a need to dig into the past. Timing is really suspicious because I was a public official for 12 years, and it is only now the issues are being brought out since I am a leading candidate of the opposition. They first started the week by making up a story on my supposed snob of my niece to destroy my character, now it’s the accounts and businesses. Didn’t they do these already in the past?” tanong pa ni JV Ejercito Estrada.
Sinabi nitong bahagi ng isang demolition job at black propaganda ang mga naglalabasang balita laban sa kanya dahil sa palagi itong nangunguna sa mga ibat-ibang pre-elections surveys mula ng magsimula ang campaign period.
“Same old style, same people, same intention. Character assassination and demolition job,” dagdag pa nito. (Mindanao Examiner)
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