Take note "Choppers"
"This will make you swear in anger. They are using government resources for the campaign," the user said in Filipino. Sought for comment, Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid spokesman Ibarra Gutierrez said the imputation that Aquino was being ferried by helicopter is "rather malicious.” "It seemed that it was the President being escorted and that she was simply accompanying him," Gutierrez told The STAR. "The President is obviously always going to travel in a military or government chopper. If she was accompanying the President, then the chopper was not there for her, but for P-Noy," he added. Many of those who commented on the video chided Aquino and called her names. Others questioned whether Roxas's allies are allowed to use hard-earned taxpayers' money for things that do not mean anything to them. Aquino's photos surfaced a few days after a video showing envelopes being distributed at a campaign rally of LP went viral. The distribution of envelopes allegedly happened during a sortie last March 31 in Pikit, North Cotabato. The video showed an unidentified male emcee asking the crowd to chant "Oras na, Roxas na! (It's Roxas's time)." The emcee warned members of the audience that they would not receive envelopes if their cheer for Roxas is not loud enough. The emcee was also seen giving an envelope to a woman who seemed to have answered a trivia question. Critics believe the envelope contained cash but the allegation remains unverified. Roxas has vowed to look into the incident and maintained that the LP does not tolerate any violation of election laws. "If it really happened, we will identify the organizers and tell them that it should be stopped," Roxas said.