Sen. Robin Padilla Speaks on Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s Flood Control Report
ROBIN PADILLA
– The Senator said that he will not also sign the flood control report if Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano will not.
The draft and partial report of the flood control investigation of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee previously leaked and gathered different opinions. The panel is led by Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson and they invited several former officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and contractors for the flood control probe.
Amid the leaked alleged copy of the flood control report, Senate President Pro Tempore
Ping Lacson previously confirmed that the Blue Ribbon may recommend flood control charges against senators Chiz Escudero, Joel Villanueva, and Jinggoy Estrada
Sen.
Imee Marcos reacted to the claim of Senate Pres. Tito Sotto and said the senators could allegedly no longer rely to the Senate to protect and defend them
amid the chamber being supposedly the target of flood control investigations. According to her, she is actually grateful to the Senate President for allowing her to remain in the committee’s head despite her being part of the minority bloc.
📸: Manila Standard
Previously, Senate President Pro Tempore
Ping Lacson revealed that there’s a change from the recommendation of filing of charges to a recommendation of a preliminary investigation versus Escudero, Villanueva, and Estrada
in the flood control report of the Blue Ribbon Committee. He stressed that only the Department of Justice and the Office of the Ombudsman can decide to file charges against the senators.
📸: Rappler
Sen. Robin Padilla claimed that the Senate Minority Bloc will stand by their own flood control report. Based on the
post
, he stressed that they should unite under the decision of Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano.
“Siyempre, kailangan solid kami sa minority ‘di ba? Kung ano ‘yung desisyon ng aming Minority Floor Leader, susunod kami,”
the Senator claimed.
Previously, amid the accusations against the former House Speaker, Senate President Pro Tempore
Ping Lacson confirmed that the Senate panel will not recommend a flood control probe versus former Speaker Martin Romualdez