“We say no to dirty politics,” Guerrero told the Variety in a phone interview yesterday upon learning that their billboard near the 99 Cents Supermarket in Garapan was torn in half.
“We should respect the law,” he said.
The two GOP gubernatorial hopefuls — Rep. Heinz S. Hofschneider and running mate Speaker Arnold I. Palacios, and the ticket of former Gov. Juan N. Babauta and Board of Education member Galvin S. Deleon Guerrero —learned on Saturday that their campaign billboards in different locations near the Saipan airport and Garapan were vandalized.
The two camps, in separate statements, called on the public to support a clean and honest election campaign.
Former Senator Guerrero said vandalism isn’t limited to the GOP candidates’ campaign materials.
So far, he said, their team has lost at least 12 billboards due to vandalism.
“It is costing us a lot of money,” he said and noted that a 4×4 billboard costs around $75 a piece if printed locally.
The former lawmaker said they are going to meet with the GOP officials to address the issue of vandalism.
“We want to sit down and have a dialogue with them on this issue,” he said.
