Senate President Pro Tempore and Blue Ribbon Committee chairman Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Tuesday dared “critics” of the panel’s investigation into the flood control scandal – including on the so-called “cong-tractors” – to come forward and present proof of their claims.
Lacson particularly addressed the “critics” who use the issue of the supposed “67 cong-tractors,” or House members who are also contractors of government projects, as an excuse not to sign the panel’s partial committee report.
In his privilege speech where he detailed the progress of the panel’s investigation, Lacson also turned the tables on those who insisted on disregarding inter-parliamentary or inter-chamber courtesy in summoning lawmakers to the hearings.
“Kung mayroon mang may hawak ng impormasyon, o kung kaya nilang tukuyin ang iba pang mga cong-tractors na ito—katulad ng ginagawa ni Ombudsman Remulla— name them. If you have the evidence, present it. If you know the perpetrators, expose them (Whoever has information, or if they can name these cong-tractors like Ombudsman Remulla is doing, name them. If you have the evidence, present it. If you know the perpetrators, expose them),” Lacson said. “The Committee will provide the platform for you.”
In Filipino: Lacson, Hinamon ang mga Kritiko na Magprisinta ng Ebidensiya ng ‘Fake Narratives’ sa Blue Ribbon Panel
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