Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Friday dismissed as outright lies the claims of Sen. Maria Imelda Josefa Remedios “Imee” Marcos about a supposed attempt to take control of the Senate leadership to pave the way for constitutional amendments to extend the terms of top government officials – much less to extend the terms of the President and Vice President, and change their age requirements from 40 to 50 in order to disqualify Vice President Sara Duterte.
Lacson said the Senate minority bloc, where he is a member, has never heard of such a tale, much less taken it up during its caucuses.
“Flat lies, outright lies. Kasinungalingan. Walang paguusap kami maski mga caucuses namin. Napakalimit naming mag-caucus sa minority never yan napagusapan never yan nabanggit ang con-ass. Kung may planong mag-conass di namin alam yan. Kung meron man at kung meron kaming narinig di namin alam kung anong end state na gusto nilang makita (Those are flat, outright lies. We never took it up in our caucuses. We meet frequently but never talk about it. Whoever cooked up that tale, we don’t know what they are trying to get at),” he said in an interview on True FM.
In Filipino: Lacson, Pinasinungalingan ang ‘Con-Ass’ na Akusasyon ni Imee