MINORITY BLOC MAKIKIPAGTULUNGAN KAY LACSON SA BLUE RIBBON – Cayetano
Ni Ernie Reyes
Tiniyak ni Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano na makikipagtulungan ang minorya kay Senate President Pro-Tempore Panfilo Lacson bilang nagbalik na chairman ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.
Sa pahayag, sinabi ni Cayetano na walang problema sa minorya kung sino ang iuupo ng mayorya bilang chairman ng komite o kung hanggang ilan magbabago sila na palitan ang chairman.
Mahalaga, aniya, susuportahan nila ang isang malinaw na direksiyon at parehas na ground rules na ipaiiral ni Lacson sa imbestigasyon.
“As I’ve said, it’s the majority’s choice, and the minority respects that. We will continue to work with Senator Lacson in the spirit of cooperation and transparency—because the stakes for our nation are too high for us not to work together,” ayon sa Senate Minority Leader.
“The Blue Ribbon’s power lies in its integrity—in making sure that both our goals of uncovering the truth and the means to achieve them are beyond politics and personal agenda. The easy path is to use the hearings to score political points. The harder but more necessary path is to expose the masterminds behind corruption and push for genuine, systemic reforms,” dagdag ni Cayetano.
Nitong Martes, inihayag ni Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III na ibabalik si Lacson bilang chairman ng BRC ilang linggo matapos itong magbitiw sa puwesto sa gitna nang imbestigasyon ng maanomalyang flood control projects.
Nagbitiw si Lacson noong Oktubre 6 base sa hindi nagugustuhan ng ilang kasamahan ang direksiyon ng imbestigasyon hinggil sa substandard at ghost flood control projects.
Sakaling matuloy ang imbestigasyon, sinabi ni Lacson na dapat harapin ni Sotto ang anumang mangyayari dahil baka mabawasan ang majority bloc at baka matanggal siya bilang senate president.
Pero, binanggit ni Cayetano na dapat hindi isabit o isangkot ni Lacson ang minority bloc sa “internal struggles” nge majority.
‘Trabaho lang’
Samantala, sinabi naman ni, Senate Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito na kaya niyang makipagtulungan sa sinumang mauupong chairman ng BRC.
“What’s important is that we move decisively and get to the bottom of this biggest scandal, which is the floodgates caused by syndicated criminals. Ever since I’ve been firm that the focus should be the modus so we can introduce legislation that will prevent this kind of crime from happening again,” ayon kay Ejercito sa statement.
Bukod kay Lacson, ikinokonsiderang maging chairman ng BRC sina Ejercito at Senador Pia Cayetano, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, Raffy Tulfo, at Risa Hontiveros. Ernie Reyes
