{"id":12358,"date":"2014-05-27T16:13:05","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T08:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=12358"},"modified":"2014-05-28T16:30:26","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T08:30:26","slug":"lacierda-denies-tres-marias-existence-in-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/05\/27\/lacierda-denies-tres-marias-existence-in-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Lacierda denies Tres Marias\u2019 existence in Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda. Screenshot from May 14 press briefing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — Malacanang spokesperson Edwin Lacierda labeled a newspaper report as \u201cincorrect\u201d after identifying the existence of ‘Tres Marias’ in Malacanang.<\/p>\n

The ‘Tres Marias’ are allegedly three women working as bagmen for high officials in the administration.<\/p>\n

“The source should update his information. It’s incorrect,” Lacierda said.<\/p>\n

In a press conference, Lacierda — questioning the report on the three ladies allegedly in-charge of fund raising activities in the palace — said facts published by the Daily Tribune were outdated.<\/p>\n

The three ladies were identified as Rochelle Ahoro, the personal secretary of the official; Odette Ong, the supposed assistant secretary of administration and finance; and Mary Antoinette Lucile Ortile, the alleged assistant to the Executive Secretary.<\/p>\n

However, the Malacanang official for whom the three ladies were reportedly working for was not named in the article.<\/p>\n

Lacierda also added that some names implicated in the report were honest employees and are committed in Aquino\u2019s \u201cstraight path\u201d while other names had long resigned from government office.<\/p>\n

He said the other people mentioned in the news article are honest individuals who report for work daily and are committed to the Aquino administration’s \u201cdaang matuwid<\/em> (straight path).\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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