A radio host and supporter of former President Rodrigo Duterte expressed dismay over the claims of some Marcos Loyalists called the charity project they were promoting a cash grab.
In a Facebook post, Mark Lopez posted several screencaps of the discussion in a pro-Marcos group questioning the legitimacy of the ‘Rody The Bear Project’, a project to raise funds for Duterte’s favorite charity for House of Hope.
House of Hope is a charity group that takes care of children with cancer.
Aside from Lopez, influencers including Krizette Laureta Chu who’s also behind the fundraising for Duterte’s birthday gift also participated to promote the project.
According to the screencaps, a certain ‘Grace Cotoco’ shared the post of Lopez asking the netizens to avail the said teddy bears, saying that its proceeds will go to the House of Hope.
However, Cotoco and other members of the said group became suspicious of the project.
“Wala na pera yung tatay nila?! Hahaha” a netizen said.
Even Cotoco said that the influencers supporting the former president were doing everything to improve the reputation of Duterte.
“Nagmamakaawa na nga sila pampango kasi kay Digs yang gagawin nilang donation sa foundation na yan pero daming alingasngas about duterte’s admin lately ha?” Cotoco said.
In a lengthy post, Lopez called the claims of Cotoco ‘disgusting’ and full of lies.
“Ang papel lang po namin nina Krizette dito ay tulungan lang po ang HOH sa pag benta nito at hindi rin po kami ang nag ta transaction kundi derecho po sa HOH. Wala po dumadaan sa amin at bagkus, kami rin po mismo ay bumili galing sa aming sariling bulsa para po makadagdag kahit po paano.” Lopez said.
“Uliting ko, wala po kaming direct involvement sa anumang transaction sa House of Hope except sa mismong pag donate po, at kami po ay tumutulong lang na ipalaganap ang mga information , events at projects po nila. Kaya nakakawindang ang mga katulad nitong si Grace at yung Ibang mga nag comment dito sa page na ito na nilagyan pa ng malisya ang isang endeavor na para sa mga batang may sakit.” he added.
It can be remembered that there’s a rumored rift between the political influencers because of their different opinions on the current administration.
As of writing, Cotoco and her post has been removed already from the group.