“Koko will stay as Senate President.” – Senator Panfilo “Ping”
Lacson
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV publicly announced his call for
the change of Senate leadership, this is the newest chapter in the Trillanes
vs. Gordon spat which stemmed out the former accusing the latter being biased
in favor of President Rodrigo Duterte, even to the point of lawyering for the
president in all the senate hearings of the powerful Blue Ribbon Committee.
Trillanes has been calling for the resignation of Senator
Richard “Dick” Gordon since last month, he alleges that the latter has been
holding back whenever the President or anything that will involve the president
is being investigated by the Senate. Trillanes even called committee as 'comite
de absuelto' headed by Gordon. To which,
Gordon filed an ethics complaint against Trillanes. *
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| Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (photo credit to abs-cbn.com) |
Trillanes wants a major revamp in the current Senate
leadership, all of this will create a more free flowing and honest
investigations of the senate in all perceived irregularities being perpetrated
in government.
“I hope there will be a change in the leadership because
right now the independence of the Senate is affected and it is reflected in the
committee of Gordon,” Trillanes said.
“Ang hinihingi ko lang ‘pag mag-iimbestiga ang Senado dapat
‘di pinipigilan dapat kinakalkal palalim hanggang sa wala nang makita. Hindi
‘yung may ina-abswelto o pinoprotektahan (I just wish that the Senate will not
be prevented from conducting a deeper investigation (of scandals in
government). It should not clear or protect (anyone),” he said.
Lacson put and end to any hope in Trillanes call for change
in the Senate leadership.
“Koko will stay as SP. The majority bloc, all 16 of us are solidly
supporting his Senate leadership,” Lacson said.
“13 votes to oust is extremely improbable,” he added, referring to the
Senate minority members mostly composed of Liberal Party senators.
Amid the ouster call from a colleague in the senate, Senate President
Aquilino Pimentel III is not threatened.
“He can go ahead with his plans. This is a free country,” Pimentel said
reacting to Trillanes’ statement.
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