Why showcase flood control projects as part of your accomplishment report, then disown them once they become controversial?
This was Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson’s reply to Oriental Mindoro 1st District Rep. Arnan Panaligan, who denied involvement in a damaged flood control project that Lacson flagged in his privilege speech Aug. 20.
“First, he showcased the projects, then denied involvement in them. I cannot reconcile why he said such projects were funded by his office or were his initiative – but now that there’s a controversy, he denies involvement in it,” Lacson said in Filipino in an interview on DZRH radio Thursday evening.
In Filipino: Lacson, Kinwestyon si Rep. Panaligan sa Pag-Showcase ng Flood Control Projects
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