Mayor warns public on sham solicitations

BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan this week cautioned the public from unscrupulous individuals representing his office and using his name to extract money and solicitations from businessmen.

This as reports reached his office that someone used his name in soliciting P20,000 from a mall here without his knowledge.

“Let me take this opportunity to tell our beloved businessmen that we do not solicit money or material things from our constituents,” he said.

The incident was relayed to Domogan by Cooyesan Mall after a person called them asking for P20,000.00 in the guise of a solicitation for the Mayor.

“I appeal to our businessmen, if they receive any call using my name, do not give anything,” Domogan said.
The cellphone number of the person who called the mall was traced by personnel of the Mayor’s office and upon verification claimed that he is a certain Senior Superintendent Guttierez of Tarlac.

Domogan said, “the incident proves that there are people who prey on unsuspecting businessmen to get easy money using prominent people.

“We do not authorize anybody to ask money on our behalf, we respect our businessmen,” he said.  – Paul Rillorta