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HINDI na hinintay ni Senador Panfilo Lacson ang muling pagbubukas ng sesyon para sa pagbibitiw bilang chairman ng Senate blue ribbon committee.
Sa isang liham kay Senate President Vicente Sotto III, pormal na inihayag ni Lacson ang pagbaba sa pwesto bilang chairman ng komiteng nag-iimbestiga sa flood control scandal na kinasasangkutan ng mga kapwa mambabatas sa Senado at maging sa Kamara.
Paliwanag ni Lacson, wala nang dahilan para manatili bilang committee chairman lalo pa aniya’t malinaw na hindi kuntento ang mga kapwa senador sa landas na tinatahak ng senate investigation sa maanomalyang flood control projects ng pamahalaan.
“In the course of the current investigation, which has implicated some senators in the flood control mess, a number of our colleagues have expressed disappointment with the ‘direction’ of the Blue Ribbon Committee, which this representation chairs,” wika ng senador.
“Furthermore, some senators publicly and secretly pursue the narrative that I am zeroing in on several of my colleagues while purportedly protecting those members of the Lower House perceived to be the principal actors in the budget anomalies related to the substandard and ghost flood control projects,” dagdag pa niya.
Itinanggi naman ni Lacson ang mga naturang alegasyon.
“To all my colleagues, let me reiterate: there are no political considerations in any and all my actions related to my handling of the committee hearings and other related activities. Truth is, I do not need to amass political capital, much less at the expense of anybody, because I entertain no further political plans after my term ends in 2031.” (ESTONG REYES)
