BAGUIO CITY — Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano, who is running for senator in the May 2019 elections, denied on Saturday a report that he spent over P76 million in pre-campaign ads in 2018. “I want to clarify the [issue on] expenses because I cannot imagine myself having that amount,” Alejano told reporters on Saturday at the PMA alumni homecoming in Fort Gregorio del Pilar in this city. ADVERTISEMENT“So far, [my expenses] are not even three percent of that amount,” said Alejano, a member of the PMA Class of 1995. The report showed that Alejano was among the electoral candidates who “spent more on pre-campaign ads than the net worth they declared in their SALNs.”Based on the PCIJ report, the Magdalo party-list representative incurred P76,403,080 in ad buys, while his net worth was P16,245,919. Alejano is the 10th top spender among 61 candidates, according to the PCIJ report.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 16, 2019 12:11 UTC