Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson twitted President
Rodrigo Roa Duterte for basically absolving government officials led by House
Speaker Peter Allan Cayetano who happens to be heading also the Philippine SEA
Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) for being the culprits behind the alleged
massive foul ups in the country’s staging of the 30th South East
Asian Games.
Critics of the administration questions the
President anti-corruption policy when he said that Cayetano was “ not involved
in corruption” even before any formal investigation could begin.
“When it comes to
his close allies, the President [regards] them as ‘lily-white driven snow’ who
are infallible and incorruptible. And we all know that’s not accurate,” Lacson
told mediamen.
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| Senator Ping Lacson (photo credit to owner) |
“When his allies
are involved, there’s no hint of corruption. We all know that’s not true. [It’s
as if] there’s no need for an investigation because they are incorruptible,” he
said.
“While his opinion
matters because he is the President of the Republic, we know he is not always
correct, with a poor batting average in this regard,” Lacson said in a Twitter post.
Lacson was asked
if he was referring to current House Speaker and hid former colleague in the
Senate Allan Peter Cayetano, Lacson replied: “No, not Speaker
Cayetano. [I was referring] to those who had a problem in the past like
(Nicanor) Faeldon.”
“He was involved
in corruption twice already, in BuCor and BOC. And yet there’s no investigation
being conducted by the executive branch because the President has spoken. He
believes so much in Faeldon that he’s not corrupt,” Lacson said.
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