Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday singled out Senator Leila de Lima for allegedly “destroying the integrity and reputation” of the Senate for allegedly using the chamber to destroy the image of President Rodrigo Duterte.
“Senator De Lima, in her desire to destroy the President, is destroying the integrity and reputation of the Senate," Cayetano said in a privilege speech.
“Worse, damaging the image of our country and people worldwide,” added Cayetano, a close ally of Duterte, said.
Cayetano was the vice-presidential candidate of Duterte in the 2016 national elections.
Cayetano said De Lima was using the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, which she chairs, “to go out after the President.”
“Ginagamit kasi ang committee, not for a factual finding on extrajudicial killings, but to go out after the President,” he said.
Last week, witness Edgar Matobato, a confessed hitman and member of the so-called Davao Death Squad, claimed that he killed several individuals on Duterte’s orders.
Matobato made the allegations during the inquiry on extrajudicial killings conducted by the Senate Committee on Justice, chaired by De Lima.
Cayetano’s privilege speech is still ongoing as of press time.
De Lima privilege speech
While Cayetano was delivering his privilege speech, De Lima walked out of the session hall.In a brief interview, De Lima said: “I cannot stand it so I’m gonna deliver a privilege speech tomorrow instead of confronting him.”
“What is destroying the reputation of this country are the killings. It’s not me,” she added. —NB, GMA News
Sen. Paquiao Pinatanggal Si De Lima Bilang Chairman Ng Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Matapos ang privilege speech ni Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano ay hiniling ni Sen. Manny Pacquiao na mabakante ang mga posisyon sa committee on justice and human rights na pinamumunuan ni Sen. Leila de Lima."I move that the chairmanship and members of the Committee on Justice be declared vacant," pahayag ni Pacquiao ngayong Lunes.
Kaagad naman itong kinontra ng kaalyado ni De Lima na si Senate President pro-tempore Franklin Drilon at sinabing walang kapangyarihan ang senado na gawin ito.
Hiniling ito ni Pacquiao matapos batikusin ni Cayetano ang imbestigasyon ng komite na ginagamit umano ni De Lima upang siraan si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
"Kitang kita po ang bias ng ilang senator sa laban sa krusada ng pangulo," pahayag ni Cayetano.
"Let someone else chair. In my past speech I said, I'm not even asking that she removed from the committee on justice only on certain hearing where we cannot expect cold neutrality," dagdag niya.
Nauwi sa pag-walk out ni De Lima ang privilege speech ni Cayetano.
Matapos ang pagpapabakante ni Pacquiao sa komite at ang pagkontra ni Drilon ay sinuspinde muna ang sesyon.
De Lima Ousted From Being A Chairman Of Senate Committee of Justice and Human Rights
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