Con-com spox went straight to Mocha ‘without informing me’ - Andanar | Inquirer News

Con-com spox went straight to Mocha ‘without informing me’ – Andanar

By: - Reporter / @FMOrellanaINQ
/ 04:49 PM August 06, 2018

Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said he was bypassed when Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson was tapped by the Consultative Committee (Con-com) spokesman Ding Generoso to spread public awareness on federalism.

“He went straight to Asec Mocha without informing me as the head of this department,” Andanar said in a press conference on Monday.

“I confronted spokesperson Ding Generoso today and I told him to disengage because he didn’t ask permission from PCOO (Presidential Communications Operations Office),” he added.

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He said Generoso’s decision to tap Uson also was made without the consulting inter-agencies units of the PCOO, namely the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Commission on Higher Education (Ched), the Con-Com, and the PCOO itself.

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“It should have a go signal from our department. There’s no go signal, he did not inform us,” he said.

Andanar then distanced himself from the viral video of Uson with the lyrics of “I-pepe, i-pepe, i-dede, i-dede… ipederalismo!”

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According to Andanar, he already sent a message to Uson saying “I need to talk to you” but Uson has not responded yet.

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Meanwhile, Generoso washed his hands off the controversy, saying the video blog was posted on social media on Thursday, a day before he met with Uson in Malacañang for a brainstorming session on the upcoming information drive. /ee

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