The government’s accomplishments in addressing the corruption behind anomalous flood control projects are found “wanting” a year after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “Mahiya naman kayo” challenge in his State of the Nation (SONA), Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said.
Lacson said that without the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s probe under his watch, the determination of Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla and the outrage from media and the public, the government would have little to show on the matter.
“Tinimbang nguni’t kulang. Without sounding immodest or arrogant, if not for the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation during my watch, which was preceded by my two privilege speeches, where we unearthed material pieces of evidence, both documentary and testimonial; and without the firm determination and resoluteness of Ombudsman Jesus Crispin ‘Boying’ Remulla, I don’t know how the government can even claim whatever accomplishments we have at the moment, or one year after that SONA ‘Mahiya naman kayo’ remark,” he said.
In Filipino: Lacson: Kampanya ng Gobyerno sa Flood Control Scandal ‘Tinimbang Ngunit Kulang’
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