MANILA, Philippines – Hihiling si Senador Vicente Sotto III sa liderator ng Senado na hawakan niya ang Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges upang makatulong umano na ibalik ang dignidad at magandang imahe ng institusyon.
Si Sotto ay nakatakdang bumalik sa Senado sa 20th Congress matapos manalo sa halalan.
“If my colleagues do not elect me as Senate president, I will ask for the committee on ethics,” sinabi ni Sotto sa isang online interview.
“You would know why…the definition of the committee on ethics speaks for itself,” giit pa niya.
Ani Sotto, kailangang panatilihin ang ethical standards para sa mga senador at sundin ang proper decorum.
“There should be ethical standards for senators. We should be strict on the rules. Kung gusto natin makita ng taong bayan na maganda ang image ng Senado, matino, maayos… Ganun ang gusto natin.”
“That’s how the Senate was in the four and a half years that I was a senator,” sinabi pa ni Sotto.
“That’s why I had a very excellent practice of parliamentary rules and procedures. It should be followed by the Senate so it ca be a very good example for the young,” pagpapatuloy pa ni Sotto.
Samantala, tinukoy din niya ang kahalagahan ng pagkakaroon ng isang ‘independent Senate.’
“The Senate leadership should truly be independent. That should be our thinking, and I have done that for four and a half years,” sinabi pa ni Sotto. RNT/JGC
