Romer Butuyan 
SA lawak ng alegasyon hinggil sa umano’y pagtanggap ng suhol ng mga kongresista para suportahan ang impeachment complaint laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte, hindi na nagawa pang magtimpi ng isang partylist congressman.
Sa isang kalatas, hayagang binatikos ni Tingog partylist Rep. Jude Acidre si Navotas Congressman Toby Tiangco.
“I have, as a rule, chosen not to engage in personal attacks or respond to every reckless statement made in the course of public debate.” bungad ni Acidre, na tumatayong chairman ng House Committee on Higher and Technical Education.
“But there comes a point when silence can be mistaken for concession, and this is not one of those moments. Let me be direct…” dugtong ng partylist solon.
“The claim of Rep. Toby Tiangco that Members of the House were bribed with funding allocations to support the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte is categorically false. There was no bribe! There was no deal! There was no exchange!” ani Acidre.
Hindi lamang aniya mali o walang katotohanan ang nasabing akusasyon. Para kay Acidre, malaking insulto sa integridad ng Kongreso at sa mapanuring kaisipan ng mga Pilipino ang alegasyon ni Tiangco.
Hindi rin umano tamang kaladkarin ni Tiangco ang liderato ng Kamara, kabilang na si former Speaker at Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, sa isang wala naman aniyang batayang isyu.
Diskumpyado rin si Acidre sa timing sa pagputak ni Tiangco, na aniya’y isinabay sa paghimay sa mga ebidensyang maaaring magdiin sa inirereklamo.
“Let us not be distracted. This is not about personalities. This is not about alliances. This is about accountability,” bulalas pa ni Acidre.
Panghuli, matapang na hinamon ni Acidre si Tiangco na tumbasan ng ebidensya ang dada.
“If there is evidence, present it. If there is none, stop misleading the public. Because the Filipino people deserve the truth. And the truth demands more than accusations. It demands proof.”
