DOF defends hiring ex-Duterte social media operator Nic Gabunada

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The Department of Finance (DOF) defended the hiring of a public relations practitioner tagged by Facebook as the guy behind a fake news, pro-Duterte propaganda network.

In a statement on Tuesday, June 22, the DOF said the contract of Nicanor"Nic" Gabunada Jr. is"legal and aboveboard."

Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran, head of the DOF's Bids and Awards Committee, said Gabunada was hired to assist in"developing brand and communications strategy for the DOF to aid in the swift passage of the remaining packages of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program plus other priority government measures."Beltran added that Gabunada's work would not involve setting up accounts on social media platforms.

But at the same time, Beltran said Gabunada will be"assisting the DOF in the production and development of communications materials for television, print, and digital channels , including the identification and coordination with third-party communications partners, whenever needed." "Gabunada was tapped to help raise public awareness over, and support for, the Duterte administration's remaining priority measures such as its pending economic bills and proposed capital market development reforms that are being pushed by the DOF in the third and final session of the 18th Congress," Beltran said.

Gabunada's consultancy fee amounts to P909,122.40 for six months. The DOF said the rate is"reasonable" for the"highly technical service" and that it"complies with all procurement laws and rules."He was also tagged as the operator behind a

 

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Sa tinuod lang, naa bay contract na na sign o offer pa lang? Madayon kaha na?

And there was really no other choice? Maybe someone whose reputation is not this questionable? How ironic that DOF now sounds like doing a PR work for the person they’ve hired to do the work for them.

IBA legal SA moral

Nic Gabunada's Tasks is to make more trolls

hilig mag recycle ng basura

dagsa ang mga trolls! mga bagong account! daming pambayad talaga ng buang.....galing sa kaban ng bayan!

Yang mga term na trolls, fake news , bayaran at mga fact check ,lahat yan imbento ninyo para may iparatang kayo sa mga DDS! Well di na kailangan ng mga DDS ng mga propaganda at mga paninira just the matter of defending the President dahil sa mga atake ninyo!

lol…he’s unpopular and will always be….

Tagged by FB with f*ck checker cRappler.

DDS doesn't need any propaganda at all. I think propaganda or black propaganda is the best term to describe you rappler ! A lair of Fake news. Kaya kayo nakakarma dahil sa mga paninira ninyo then you demand respect for Noynoy? Pero gusto nyong ipahulay ang libing ni FP Marcos?

DuDirtyGov

Started with propaganda. Ending with propaganda.

So now his salary will be openly paid for by taxpayers....and his capers....?....la lang....?

there is no honor among thieves

🤣🤣🤣...yah right...

Indefensible ito SecSonnySays DOF_PH resign yung nag-hire!

DOF must be cooking something special ha.

Wala na talagang hiya-hiyaan no?

If they need to defend their decision, you already know they f*cked up.

dutertes kingdom…dds standard .animal!

The gov't admitting complicity in the shameful Facebook mess. Gov't employees should be politically neutral, no?

so,mali ang FB?..wala na maniniwala sa inyo oi..

Dami talagang buang mana mana lang😂

This guy must be jailed!

Can someone else be worse than this man who knowingly deceived us by turning out one fake news after another?

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