MANILA, Philippines – Nagbabala ang ilang mambabatas laban kay Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez na maharap sa House Ethics Committee sa panawagan nito sa Armed Forces of the Pihilippines (AFP) na bawiin ang suporta kay Pangulong Ferdinand BongBong Marcos Jr.
Pinaghihinay-hinay ni Lanao del Norte Rep. Khalid Dimaporo si Alvarez sa paggamit ng mga salita na maaaring ikapahamak nito at “constitute conduct unbecoming as a member of the House of Representatives.”
“I would kindly urge the former speaker to be cautious with his words and clear on his intent. At face value, his anti-government statements are unbecoming of a member of the House of Representatives and may warrant an ethics case against him,” binigyang diin ni Dimaporo.
Ginawa ni Alvarez ang kaniyang panawagan sa ginanap na political rally ng mga tagasuporta ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Tagum City, Davao del Norte nitong Linggo kung saan nanawagan ito sa AFP na bawiin ang suporta kay Pangulong Marcos dahil sa polisiya ng administrasyon na diumano’y dumaragdag ng tensyon sa West Philippine Sea (WPS).
“As for the DOJ, it should be decided on by the Executive. But I don’t feel he should be given importance. Our country has other more pressing matters for the DOJ to attend to than the grumblings of a politician,” ani Dimaporo.
Samantala, nanawagan naman si Camiguin Rep. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo sa Department of Justice (DOJ) na imbestigahan si dating House Speaker Alvarez dahil sa aniya’y “seditious statement” at sampahan ng kaukulang kaso.
“The response to the seditious statement should be the immediate filing of a criminal case so that the move to incite people, including the military, to rebel against the government will be nipped in the bud. Clearly, what former Speaker Alvarez remarked during a rally in Tagum City falls within the purview of sedition,” giit ni Romualdo.
Sa panig naman ng grupo ng “Young Guns” sa Kamara nanawagan ang mga ito kay Alvarez na makipagtulungan na lamang sa administrasyon sa halip na manawagan ito ng sedisyon o destabilisasyon.
“We miss you in the House, sir, in plenary sessions and in committee hearings, in which most of us actively participate. That involves participation in House sessions and committee deliberations. We have not seen him for quite some time,” sinabi ni La Union Rep. Francisco Paolo Ortega.
Paglilinaw pa ni Ortega na bagama’t may karapatan si Alvarez malayang pamamahayag ay meron din siyang pananagutan bilang miembro ng Kongreso. Meliza Maluntag
