Publicist denies Thinking Pinoy’s accusation of her working under Mar Roxas
Lead Publicist of PR ASIA Worldwide Joyce Ramirez broke her silence by giving her official statement to a news program in TV5 regarding her alleged involvement in the “Nasaan ang Pangulo” campaign.
During the Wednesday’s Senate hearing on “fake news”, Thinking Pinoy administrator RJ Nieto claimed Ramirez was hired by Mar Roxas to run the 2015 campaign which trended after Aquino chose to attend the opening of car plant on the day the remains of police Special Action Force commandos killed in Mamasapano arrived in Manila.
Nieto added that Roxas did the alleged propaganda to preserve his electoral chances for the upcoming 2016 polls.
Ramirez negated the accusation that she met, worked for and paid by Roxas.
“It would be a delusion to claim that I have been hired or worked for Sec. Mar Roxas because I never met him. We were never introduced in person and there are no records that he spoke to me or gave any orders. He was never a client,” she said.
Ramirez lashed out at the consultant of the Department of Foreign Affairs that he needs documents to prove that she indeed worked for Roxas.
“When claiming that a public official hired a professional for media-related work, you need to provide two evidences: 1. signed and notarized contract and 2. proof of payment to support the claim that a ‘transaction” has taken place,” she said.
In her statement, Ramirez called Nieto as “famewhore”, someone who is driven to achieve thousands of likes and followers.
On the other hand, she gave a bit of advice to media practitioners.
Ramirez ended her statement by apologizing to Roxas for being dragged to this issue.
Below is the full statement of Ramirez:
"I find it unfortunate that the news has dragged my name without verifying the claims of blogger RJ Nieto aka “Thinking Pinoy.”
It would be a delusion to claim that I have been hired or worked for Sec. Mar Roxas because I never met him. We were never introduced in person and there are no records that he spoke to me or gave any orders. He was never a client.
In short: he does not know that I exist.
When claiming that a public official hired a professional for media-related work, you need to provide two evidences: 1. signed and notarized contract and 2. proof of payment to support the claim that a ‘transaction” has taken place.
A “famewhore” is defined as a person who is excessively driven to achieve fame and notoriety. They will stop at nothing (fake news included) to achieve thousands of followers and likes.
Nowadays, they use “love of country” as an excuse to camouflage their antics.
My suggestion to legit media moving forward is to exhaust all means to get all sides first before supporting the spread of fake news. I am a private citizen. I pay taxes and it is an insult to the very taxes that I pay that some of it goes to giving salaries to the very same famewhores who will stop at nothing just to get followers and likes.
I would also like to apologize to Sec Mar Roxas for being dragged to this nonsense. A respectable man like him does not deserve to be in the company of clowns."
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Source: Interaksyon
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