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DAVAO CITY - The spokesperson of president-elect Rodrigo Dterte! "eter #$%ini$! &esterd$&

s$id he '$s th$nkfl th$t (the long $r) of the l$' *n$ll& c$ght p 'ith the sinister grops

$nd indi%id$ls dping the p+lic +& sing his n$)e to solicit don$tions fro) h$pless

%icti)s,

#$%in$.s issed the st$te)ent follo'ing $ report th$t for $lleged e/tortionists 'ere $rrested

in $n entr$p)ent +& the police $thorities $fter soliciting )one& fro) the 0$nk of "hilippine

Isl$nds 0"I2 in $nil$ 4rid$&! spposedl& $s don$tion for Dterte.s th$nksgi%ing p$rt& 'hich

is set S$trd$&,

In $n inter%ie' 'ith the $nil$ 0lletin! #$%in$ s$id he h$d long kno'n $+ot the e/tortion

$cti%ities of nkno'n grops $fter recei%ing c$lls in5iring $+ot the %er$cit& of solicit$tions

+eing )$de nder his n$)e,

(This d$tes +$ck e%en dring the c$)p$ign period! #$%in$ s$id! $dding th$t he h$d +een

$lerted +& )$n& of his friends fro) +oth pri%$te co)p$nies $nd go%ern)ent $gencies,

(Th$t is 'h& I issed st$te)ents +efore in +oth )$instre$) $nd soci$l )edi$ not to

entert$in $n& solicit$tions +ec$se I ne%er do this $nd it is not )& st&le! #$%in$ $dded,

(This h$s +eco)e n$tion'ide! #$%in$ e/pl$ined $s cited th$t $)ong the $gencies

$ppro$ched +& the e/tortionist 'ere the "hilippine 6$)ing Corpor$tion "A6COR2

Dep$rt)ent of Energ& DOE2 Dep$rt)ent of "+lic 7orks $nd 8igh'$&s D"782 Centr$l

0$nk $nd e%en indi%id$ls $s f$r $s $gind$n$o pro%ince,

The e/tortionists cited the in$gr$tion of president elect Rodrigo Dterte $nd fnds for the

tr$nsition te$) $s the )$in re$sons for the solicit$tions! #$%in$ s$id,

8e s$id th$t these sinister grops e%en h$d the g$ll to tell their intended %icti)s to co)e to

D$%$o Cit& to h$%e $ person$l )eeting 'ith Dterte,

After the $rrest of $n e/tortionist in $nil$! #$%in$ i))edi$tel& issed $ st$te)ent s$&ing9

(Th$nk 6od! the long $r)s of the l$' h$%e *n$ll& c$ght p 'ith the sinister grops $nd

indi%id$ls dping the p+lic sing )& n$)e to solicit don$tions fro) h$pless %icti)s, These

people $re not onl& $fter e$s& )one&! the& $re tr&ing to +es)irch )& n$)e $nd th$t of the

inco)ing president,