Rody: ‘Emilio Aguinaldo’ is fictitious

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
Fictitious.
That is how presidential frontrunner Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte described the “Emilio Aguinaldo” he named as his biggest campaign contributor.
The “Emilio Aguinaldo” character has since been the subject of social media posts after Mayor Duterte answered on of TV anchor Karen Davila’s Fast Talk question during Sunday’s Presidential Debates.
Mayor Duterte explained during the release of five police officers in Paquibato district in Davao City last Monday that he thought of the name because no one would want their names to be bared in public during the campaign.
“Maybe, yung doon na sa listahan kung sino ang nagbigay pero ayaw nila na ibandera mo ang kanilang pangalan (Maybe, it could be bared in the list who are his contributors but they do not want their names to be mentioned as their campaign financiers ), ” he said.
He said his biggest contributor is a business man who is doing many businesses all over the country.
Duterte added there are some businessmen from Davao City who are also supporting his campaign.
After the presidential debate last Sunday, Duterte’s supporters expressed their interpretation on answer of Duterte in the social media.
For Raymond Villegas, Duterte’s answer can be interpreted as a “gift from the hard work of the people.”
“Emilio is a Latin word for Industrious and Aguinaldo is a Spanish word for gift,” Villegas said.