{"id":25907,"date":"2014-09-15T16:43:59","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T08:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=25907"},"modified":"2014-09-15T16:43:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T08:43:59","slug":"ridon-says-drilon-should-apologize-for-bullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/09\/15\/ridon-says-drilon-should-apologize-for-bullying\/","title":{"rendered":"Ridon says: Drilon should apologize for bullying"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Kabataan<\/a>
Kabataan Rep. Terry Ridon (Official photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA, Philippines\u2013As with anything in life, there are two sides to this story. One side claims to have been bullied; the other side denies it.<\/p>\n

Kabataan Rep. Terry Ridon said that he received a \u201cdressing down\u201d from Senate President Franklin Drilon in front of his peers while at a dinner party hosted by Aurora Rep. Bellaflor on Saturday.<\/p>\n

To this, Drilon said: \u201cI deny that. As the band was noisy, and I could hardly hear, I had to speak in a loud voice to be heard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ridon, who represents the youth sector of society, expressed his hopes that Drilon would not recognize him as the one spearheading the call for a probe into Hilmarc\u2019s Construction Corp.\u2019s government contracts, including the Iloilo Convention Center (ICC), a project implemented by Drilon.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was awkward but I stood up along with the other congressmen when he approached us,\u201d said Ridon speaking of their encounter at the dinner party.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just hoping that he did not know me. But when he reached out to shake my hand, he asked my name and after I told him who I was, he went on his tirade,\u201d Ridon recounted.<\/p>\n

According to Ridon, Drilon went on to repeatedly say: \u201cJesus Christ, why do you keep insulting me? What did I do to you?\u201d while wagging an accusatory finger at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was embarrassing. I felt small in front of the Senate President. I told him that I was just doing my job as a congressman and that he should not take it personally,\u201d Ridon said.
\nRidon says that the confrontation will not cause him to back down from his pursuit for a probe into the matter of the ICC.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to know if the award to Hilmarc\u2019s was rigged since this was a negotiated contract and whether it was overpriced,\u201d Ridon said.<\/p>\n

He is also demanding for a public apology for the incident from Drilon, saying that the Senate President should extend inter-parliamentary courtesy to all members of Congress, regardless of their \u201cbig or small\u201d stature as politicians.<\/p>\n

\"Senate<\/a>
Senate President Franklin Drilon. Photo courtesy of Drilon’s official Facebook page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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