MANILA, Philippines – Kinuwestiyon ni Camarines Sur Rep Gabriel Bordado Jr. ang desisyon ng Senado na ipagpaliban ang pagtalakay sa Articles of Impeachment laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte, na unang itinakda sa Hunyo 2 at ipinagpaliban sa Hunyo 11.
“Are we to tell the Filipino people that impeachable offenses committed by the second highest official of the land are less urgent than our legislative targets?,”ayon kay Bordado.
Para kay Bordado, mali ang posisyon ni Senate President Francis Escudero na unahin ng Senado ang pagtalakay sa 12 priority bills.
“When did convenience become a valid excuse to delay justice?” ani Bordado.
Binigyang-diin ni Bordado na hindi ito usaping pulitikal kundi paninindigan para sa transparency at rule of law.
“This is not a political vendetta. This is a principled stand for transparency, integrity, and the rule of law,” giit pa nito.
Umapela pa si Bordado sa mga kapwa mambabatas na huwag payagan ang ganitong pagsasantabi sa constitutional duty.
“We cannot allow political expediency to blunt the sword of accountability. We must not forget that our allegiance is not to any political p or personality—it is to the people, to the Constitution, and to the truth,” pagtatapos pa ni Bordado. Gail Mendoza
