A Capitol top aide, Kevin Damalerio, saw politics as the motivation behind the supposed exposè of 3 Loon barangay captains.
He said this in an interview over Open Forum on Jan. 31, 2022 hosted by Gloria Leodivica Araneta.
Damalerio revealed that the three 3 barangay captains are part of the political group which is aligned with Cong. Erico Aristotle Aumentado.
The issue stems from the allegations of Wilo Tan of Moto Norte, Jeannette Vidal of Napo and Edwin Ladusa of Ubujan that someone from the Capitol asked them to delay the distribution of relief goods until Gov. Arthur Yap arrives.
Reports say that the said barangay captains allegedly defied the supposed order and went ahead and distributed the relief goods coming from the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh).
Damalerio said that it was never revealed who was the one supposedly from the Capitol told the barangay captains to delay the distribution. He then asked the identity of the supposed person from the Capitol who gave instructions to delay the distribution of relief goods.
The excutive assistant to Gov. Yap said that he never heard the governor giving instructions to wait for the latter before distributing relief goods.
“Klaruhon nato ma’am Gloria no na si Gov. Arthur Yap, ang gusto lang nya is maabot sa labing daling panahon ang tanang hinabang ngadto sa katawhan,” Damalerio said.
He added that there have been relief good distributions in other towns that pushed through even without the presence of the governor.
Moreover, Damalerio also questioned the objective of the 3 barangay captains for saying that there was someone who told them to delay the distribution of relief goods.
Tan, Vidal, Ladusa are running for town councilors under the banner of Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), which is also the political party of Cong. Erico Aristotle Aumentado.
At this point, Damalerio said that the 3 barangay captains’ exposè may be part of political maneuvers.
“Akong makit-an ma’am Gloria [nga] mura ug part ni siya sa ilang political attacks sa local nga kandidato tungod kay kaning 3 nga kapitan nidagan man pod ning konsehal sa linya didto sa atbang, kaatbang ni Mayor Elvi Relampagos,” Damalerio added.