Tulad ng ibang Pilipino, gusto ko ring malaman kung ano ang tunay na nangyari? Paano nangyari? At bakit nangyari?
Bilang senador, na ngayon ay nasa ika-apat na non-consecutive term, nakakagulat at nakakalungkot ang nangyari. Hindi pa ako nakaranas ng ganyang level of lawlessness sa loob ng isang tinuturing na kagalang-galang at ligtas na institusyon ng Pilipinas. Gusto kong magpatuloy na magtrabaho at magsukli sa araw-araw na sakripisyo ng sambayanang Pilipino, at i-deliver ang hinihingi nila sa lahat nating lingkod-bayan: competent, patas, at efficient na serbisyo publiko. Gusto kong bumalik ang Senado sa mga tungkulin nito.
May mga kumakalat na sabi-sabi na na-warningan daw kaming nasa minority na magkakagulo. Hindi totoo ‘yun. Umalis ako nang maaga sa Senado dahil may meeting ako sa labas.
Just caught up on the news in the Philippines. Nakakalungkot na umabot sa sitwasyon na ganun, in fact, it’s so sad that it even happened. 😕 I guess all we can do as citizens and voters is watch, learn , take note and continue to pray for our country. 😕🙏🏼
‘ALL THIS FOR A MAN WHO SIMPLY DOESN’T WANT TO FACE THE LAW’
Sen. Risa Hontiveros pushed back against attempts to link minority senators to the Senate incident, saying the narrative being spread is politically motivated.
“There is only one reason some bad faith actors are trying very hard to make this controversial event about me and other Minority senators and the times we went home. All this for a man who simply doesn’t want to face the law. That’s it. That’s the whole story,” she said.
Hontiveros stressed that Senate employees had already gone home and that she was in the province for a scheduled engagement, rejecting what she described as politicization of routine movements.
She also called for accountability and urged Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa to cooperate with authorities, saying the public deserves a full, independent and transparent accounting of the incident.
Read: https://t.co/9nbZFp00dP
Someone has to be made accountable for Bato’s escape.
No less than the DILG Secretary and PNP Chief entered the senate building last night to secure the senators.
The public was assured last night Bato was in the “5th foor, in his room, resting”. Bato’s lawyer showed a video last night of Bato supposedly in the senate.
The senate building should’ve been secured last night - no one in, no one out.
We need answers. How did Bato escape? Who helped him?
STOP LABELING US AS PRO-MARCOS JUST BECAUSE WE REFUSE TO SUPPORT THE DUTERTES. HINDI KAMI PANATIKO NG KAHIT SINONG POLITIKO NA GUSTO NIYONG GAWING “SUPERHERO.” ANG IPINAGLALABAN NAMIN AY HINDI PANGALAN NG PAMILYA O APELYIDO—KUNDI ANG KAPAKANAN NG PILIPINAS. KAMI AY MAKA-PILIPINO.
Hindi porket anti Duterte eh pinipilit na kayong maging Leni, at lalong hindi kami loyalist! Let us all be a Pro Philippines, stop with being fanatic sa politics!!