{"id":230578,"date":"2019-09-11T21:27:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T01:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=230578"},"modified":"2019-09-11T21:27:17","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T01:27:17","slug":"edsa-traffic-woes-to-haunt-poe-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/11\/edsa-traffic-woes-to-haunt-poe-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Edsa traffic woes to haunt Poe: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Sison is welcome to return to the country to “avail of his constitutional right to confront his accusers and prepare for his defense.” (File Photo<\/a>: Office of the Presidential Spokesperson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Wednesday chided Senator Grace Poe for her initial opposition on granting the executive branch emergency powers to solve the traffic woes in Metro Manila, particularly along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa).<\/p>\n

“Kasi nga<\/em>\u00a0(Because) from the very start — obviously the grant of emergency powers would have helped a lot. Since\u00a0kinontra niya iyon<\/em>\u00a0(she opposed it), it will haunt her when the time comes,” the official said in a CNN Philippines interview.<\/p>\n

The remarks come after President Rodrigo Duterte thumbed down proposals to grant him the powers the executive branch had earlier asked when he assumed office to resolve the horrendous traffic congestion in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n

“Iyong Edsa na iyan, sabi nila ganoon-ganoon. Sabi ko nung narinig ko, sabi ko wag na. So ngayon gusto nilang i-<\/em>revive.\u00a0Ilang buwan na lang<\/em>, two years and so many months,\u00a0hindi ko na iyan matatapos<\/em>\u00a0(That Edsa, they talk a lot, When I\u2019ve heard it, I said, never mind. Now, they want to revive. I have only two remaining years, I cannot finish it),” Duterte said in a press conference in Malaca\u00f1ang on Tuesday (Sept. 10).<\/p>\n

In a separate Palace event on Tuesday, Duterte said the traffic congestion in Metro Manila will serve as a legacy of the politicians, including Poe, who turned down his request for emergency powers.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeron na ngang<\/em>\u00a0solution\u00a0eh sabihin niyo<\/em>\u00a0(I offered a solution, then they said) \u2018corruption\u2019 \u2026\u00a0Yan ang<\/em>\u00a0legacy\u00a0niya<\/em>\u00a0(That\u2019s her legacy). Make it a legacy\u00a0ng pagka-politiko<\/em>\u00a0(of being a politician). It\u2019s not mine,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n

Contrary to Poe\u2019s concern that corruption will tarnish emergency powers, Duterte responded: \u201cGrace,\u00a0hindi lahat ng tao dito sa mundong ito magnanakaw<\/em>\u00a0(Grace, not everyone in this world is corrupt).\u201d<\/p>\n

Panelo, for his part, refuse to speculate as to how the President will respond if the emergency power is granted to him now, but said “he can veto it”.<\/p>\n

“Di ba sabi na nga ni Presidente, ayaw niya na. Pero kung nandiyan na siguro iyong<\/em>\u00a0power,\u00a0hindi natin alam<\/em>\u00a0(The President had said he will no longer accept it. But if the emergency power is there already, we don\u2019t know) if he will change his mind,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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