ABS-CBN talent Judy Ann Santos shared that she was deeply hurt by Senator Jamby Madrigal‘s comments during a recent forum where she said that she made a mistake when she got a celebrity endorser to back her senatorial campaign in 2004. According to Juday, she went out of her way to really campaign for Jamby and that she seriously believed in the capabilities of Madrigal during the campaign. She goes on to say that she won’t say anything else about the matter since it will just blow things out of proportion again.
Here’s a short quote from the article on ABS-CBN:
During the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s 1st presidential debate last week, Madrigal blasted fellow presidential contender, Sen. Manny Villar, for tapping children and actors in his political advertisements.
But when a panelist pointed out that she too employed the services of a celebrity to endorse her candidacy in 2004, Madrigal replied: “I have seen the folly of my ways. I will not repeat it because I do not believe you (must) repeat a mistake.”
Here’s Jamby’s official statement:
Ako’y nalulungkot na nasaktan si Juday dahil sa sagot ko sa Inquirer debate na sa aking paniniwala ay muli na namang sinakyan at nilihis ng mga kalaban kong pulitiko. Ginawa na namang personal na atake ang isang isyu para lamang sirain ako kay Juday. Kahit kailan ay hindi ko nalimutang pasalamatan si Juday. Noong magdeklara ako ng kandidatura sa pagka- presidente, isa si Juday sa iilang tao na personal kong pinasalamatan at muli akong nagpapasalamat kay Juday sa tulong niya noong 2004 Senatorial campaign. Ngunit para sa akin ang pagtakbo sa pagka-presidente ng isang Senador ay dapat maging base sa plataporma at hindi lamang sa pagpapasikat sa tulong ng mga artista para pagtakpan ang kanilang kahinaan at kakulangan ng kakayahan.
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