MANILA, Philippines?After swamping televiewers with their infomercials during the Pacquiao-Hatton fight, now comes the backlash.

Two Cabinet officials?Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. and Finance Secretary Margarito Teves?and two other government officials Monday came under fire from the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) for their barrage of TV plugs during the fight.

?(T)hey wrongly believed that by showing the ads in a Pacquiao match, the Pacquiao magic will rub off on them,? Renato Reyes Jr., Bayan secretary general, said in a statement.

Reyes also said Teodoro, Teves, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) chair Efraim Genuino and Augusto Syjuco, head of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), should make a public disclosure of how much was spent for the ads.

?It would be good if [they] would disclose how much their departments spent for [the] so-called infomercials designed to promote their likely electoral bids in 2010. They are using public funds for obvious personal gains,? Reyes claimed.

Speaking to reporters, Teodoro said not a centavo of public funds was used to produce the ad about the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC).

?That is our public service so that people will remember what they need to do in times of a disaster. ? Not a cent of NDCC funds was spent there,? said Teodoro, a declared presidential aspirant who is also NDCC chair.

He said the ad was produced using entirely private funds.

Asked about the ad?s timing?a year before the 2010 polls?Teodoro said: ?Maybe, if government funds were used, then they could question it. But not a single cent of government money was used there. I dare them to audit NDCC.?

Teodoro?s infomercial had him in a vibrant green shirt talking about taking precautionary measures in times of calamities and government efforts in times of disasters.

The ad also launched his nickname ?Gibo,? seemingly giving Teodoro, who comes from a wealthy family, a down-to-earth, mass appeal.

Genuino, on the other hand, talked about Pagcor?s anti-illegal drugs campaign.

In Congress, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile filed a resolution commending Pacquiao for displaying ?high quality sportsmanship and fair play in victory? and for giving glory to the country.

US Ambassador to Manila Kristie Kenney said the United States was proud of Pacquiao.

?He fights in America and he trained in the US so we share a little bit in this story. We feel entitled to be proud,? Kenney told reporters.

?I was thrilled. I was excited. I thought it was decisive,? she said of the brief fight. With reports from Cynthia D. Balana and Rose Ann R. Samorin