Ex-Cainta mayor Mon Ilagan is UNA and VP Binay's new spokesperson 

Former Cainta mayor and broadcaster Mon Ilagan is the new spokesperson of the opposition’s United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) and Vice President Jejomar Binay.

 

Ilagan, in an interview with GMA News Online over the phone Friday, said he would help in explaining to the people the issues and allegations hurled against the Vice President.

 

“I was designated yesterday (Thursday) by the Vice President as spokesperson for UNA as a party but pag may issue kay Vice President I would help him answer and explain the allegations to the public,” he said.

 

“He (Binay) asked me to join and help him. Mahirap talaga itong position so I prayed hard,” he added.

In the end, he said he accepted the post, believing he would be able to help the Vice President.

Ilagan said he was designated by Binay to the position only on Thursday.

 

“We have to analyze the problem. I have been in the media for so many years, with my experience as a broadcaster and mayor, alam ko ang kalakaran kaya pwede akong makatulong i-explain ang issue,” he said. 

 

He said what made his decision easier is he believes in Binay.

“Mahirap talaga pero kung naniniwala ka sa tao, sa malasakit niya Pilipino at sa bayan…I have a conviction that the Vice President has a good heart for public service. He was able to transform Makati into the richest city. I think is the best for the position,” he said.

 

Ilagan is also UNA's provincial coordinator in Rizal and an official of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. - JJ, GMA News