Ang kredibilidad dahil sa PDEA leaks probe

DALAWANG miyembro ng Kamara de Representantes ang nagpahayag ng pagkadismaya sa paraan ng paghawak ni Sen. Bato Dela Rosa sa imbestigasyon kaugnay ng “PDEA leaks.”

Ayon kay Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Raul Angelo Bongalon at Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong nakaka-apekto sa kredibilidad ng Senado ang imbestigasyong ginagawa ng Senate Committee on Public Order kaugnay ng alegasyon ni PDEA agent Jonathan Morales laban kay Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

“Personally, I am very disappointed with the way Sen. Bato dela Rosa conducted the hearing. Why? What we have is a witness (Morales) who is a pathological liar, who perjured himself, who is facing a case of false testimony in Pampanga, who is facing a case in Pasig for falsification if I’m not mistaken slight physical injuries,” ani Bongalon.

“So, what is at stake here? Credibility – the quality of the legislative inquiry that the Senate is conducting,” dagdag pa nito.

Bilang chairman ng komite, sinabi ni Bongalon na dapat alam ni Dela Rosa na walang halaga ang pahayag ng isang polluted source gaya ni Morales na sinibak ng PDEA dahil sa dishonesty at misconduct.

“What we have is a chairman who is a former Philippine National Police chief, having served the PNP for several years. Having said that, we expect him to be well-versed and knowledgeable, especially in rules and evidence and investigation,” sabi ni Bongalon.

“So siguro ito na po ang eye opener kay Senator Bato, na sana pakinggan nya din ang kanyang mga kasamahan. Wala hong kredibilidad yung testigo na nagsasalita po sa komite. In other words, itigil nyo na po ang imbestigasyon sapagkat wala naman po itong patutunguhan at wala naman pong napapala ang taongbayan dito,” dagdag pa nito.

Tinukuran naman ni Adiong si Bongalon at sinabi na nasisira ang integridad ng Senado dahil sa pagdinig.

“As it develops, the Senate is losing its integrity and nada-drag po yung reputasyon ng ating Senado to the point that the public now is questioning the Senate. What is really your motive? Kasi sa nakikita ko, wala hong patutunguhan itong investigation na to other than smear campaign,” sabi Adiong.

“And to point out and target individuals that were allegedly mentioned in the document, and they cannot even provide the document and they cannot even verify whether that document is authentic or not. So, the objective really is in question because the motive, to me personally, the motive is not to enlighten the public, not to revisit any existing laws and improve them but a smear campaign,” dagdag pa nito.

Naniniwala naman ni Adiong na ang imbestigasyon ay malinaw na politically motivated.

“It is a political motivated targeting this administration’s downfall at hindi po mangyayari yan. Sabihin ko na po sa inyo, the public is now asking, the committee hearing is in question,” ani Adiong.

“And I hope that the Senate will really realize na kami po sa House of Representatives, they are our friends and they are our partner because dalawa po ang chamber ng Congress. Please protect the reputation of the Senate,” wika pa nito. “Protect it kasi people are now starting to question the reputation of the institutions.”