PRESS RELEASE
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Former Caloocan City Mayor Rey Malonzo has advised gubernatorial aspirant Danilo Baylon to cease trusting his mouthpiece former Candaba mayor Jerry Pelayo.
“Negosyo lang ang habol nun, hoping na yung kandidato niya manalo at mahahawakan niya mga negosyo sa probinsya. Kaya kwidaw po, caution, Mr. Baylon,” Malonzo said, relaying his advice to reporters last April 12.
He said he broke his silence out of concern for Kapampangans after watching a video where Pelayo imputed wrongdoings on officials. Malonzo traces his roots in San Simon town.
“Kilala ko po kung sino ang nasa likod [ni Baylon] at yan ay si Mr. Pelayo.”
According to Malonzo, Pelayo did not help him battle the Asistios, appearing only when he was sworn into office in 1995. He treated him as a friend and took him along on overseas trips. Aside from winning contracts, Pelayo put his relatives as consultants.
Although friends, Malonzo refused to pay Pelayo’s P18-million plant watering project because the latter charged fees for services even when it rained or a storm occurred. Malonzo said Pelayo did not give him his share of 5 hectares from 11 hectares of farm in Candaba and a P13-million house in Quezon City which he saved from being seized by a bank.
Malonzo warned: “Wag po kayong maniwala kay Mr. Pelayo. Kung kilala ninyo yan, mas kilala ko yan. Dumating yan sa akin kahit singko sentimos walang hawak. Pero nung umalis po yan sa akin, nung matapos ang poder ko as a mayor for nine years, sangkaterbang pera na po meron yan. Siguro dapat ang [Bureau of Internal Revenue] pag-aralan yan eh kung paano siya nagkaroon ng ganyang pera, ano ba ang mga naging negosyo niya? Ano ba naging kita niya.”
Malonzo believed that Pelayo continued to have political ambitions, which was why he panders to the opposition.
“Actually nung mayor pa siya ng Candaba, nagpaparamdam na siya na gusto niyang lumaban bilang gobernador ng Pampanga,” recalled Malonzo.
“Jerry, kung ikaw ay nakikinig, tigilan mo na ang mga kasinugalingan ginagawa mo sa mga tao. Tama na yung ginawa mo sa akin, ” his appeal went. “Alam ko naman hindi lang yun ang habol mo [kay Baylon]. Marami ka nang kinita sa akin. Tama na siguro yun. Manahimik ka na.”
Pampanga News Now tried to get the side of Pelayo, but he refused to give a statement.
