{"id":81304,"date":"2016-09-21T02:53:26","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T06:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=81304"},"modified":"2016-09-21T02:53:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T06:53:26","slug":"cesar-montano-stresses-no-govt-position-offer-duterte-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/09\/21\/cesar-montano-stresses-no-govt-position-offer-duterte-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Cesar Montano stresses no gov\u2019t position offer from Duterte camp"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Actor-director Cesar Montano (Facebook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 Actor-director Cesar Montano clarified rumors that he was offered to head either the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) or the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).<\/p>\n

According to speculations, the public positions were offered by President Rodrigo \u201cRody\u201d Duterte to Montano who was a staunch supporter of the current administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cNarinig ko nga<\/em> \u2018yan<\/em> (tsismis<\/em>). Pero wala<\/em>, hindi<\/em> (totoo<\/em>) (I heard about it. But there\u2019s no truth to it),\u201d the 54-year-old actor-director said in an interview at a press launch.<\/p>\n

Montano, who actively campaigned for Duterte in the 2016 presidential elections, asserted that he never expected anything in return for his support.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng sa akin lang naman ay suporta dahil naniwala ako sa kanya<\/em>\u2026 Hanggang ngayon naman naniniwala pa rin ako sa kanya ke may posisyon na ialok o wala<\/em>,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

(I supported him because I believed in him\u2026 Until now, I still believe in him even with or without a position offered.)<\/p>\n

Montano, however, admitted that he would not think twice on accepting a government position if any was indeed offered to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung ano man ang dumating, kung ano ang ibibigay sa akin ng Presidente<\/em>, tatanggapin ko nang maligaya<\/em>. It would be an honor and joy to me kung meron man<\/em>. Kung wala<\/em>, okay lang din<\/em>\u2026 I\u2019m willing to help the President,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

(Whatever comes, whatever will be offered to me by the President, I will gladly accept it. It would be an honor and joy to me if there was indeed a government post for me. But if there is none, it\u2019s okay\u2026 I\u2019m willing to help the President.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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