President Bongbong Marcos has expressed sadness over the issuance of an arrest warrant against his friend, former Senator Bong Revilla, Jr.
Revilla is being drawn into the issue of anomalous flood control projects, and allegations have surfaced that he received kickbacks, which he denied last year.
As the investigation continued, an arrest warrant against him was released, and before it was served, the actor-politician already decided to surrender to the PNP- Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) after the Sandiganbayan Third Division issued an arrest warrant against him and several other personalities.
Based on the report from Bandera, Palace Press Officer and Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Usec. Claire Castro, President Bongbong Marcos, is affected by the case that Bong Revilla is facing.
Castro reportedly had a chance to talk to PBBM about Revilla’s surrender to the CIDG. “
Natanong natin kanina ang Pangulo noong tayo ay nagkaroon ng meeting with him. Tinanong ko siya kung ano ang nararamdaman niya, sabi niya, malungkot siya dahil nakasama niya ito sa alyansa at kaibigan niya si Sen. Bong Revilla,
” Palace Press Officer said.
However, Castro stressed that due process should prevail and that these things should be done.
“Still, sinabi po niya (PBBM) na malungkot po siya sa nangyari,”
she added.
Meanwhile, actor and Cavite First District representative
Jolo Revilla
, Bong Revilla’s son, was also saddened by what happened. However, the younger Revilla believed that the truth would prevail as he stressed his father’s innocence.