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Isabela governor admits asking Marcos to name wife Japan envoy for JICA benefits
Isabela Governor Rodolfo Albano III admitted that he personally requested President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint his wife, Mylene Garcia-Albano, as the Philippine envoy to Japan.
Governor Albano explained that the appointment was made to help secure Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) studies vital for Isabela's flood mitigation master plan project.
He stated that he had a 'selfish motive' in seeking his wife's appointment as ambassador, aiming to leverage her position to benefit the Cagayan Region, which frequently suffers from typhoons and flooding.
Albano acknowledged that this arrangement might provide him an 'unfair advantage' over other provincial governors.
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