{"id":276596,"date":"2020-11-25T06:34:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T11:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=276596"},"modified":"2020-11-25T06:34:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T11:34:53","slug":"no-way-to-please-duterte-critics-panelo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/25\/no-way-to-please-duterte-critics-panelo\/","title":{"rendered":"No way to please Duterte critics: Panelo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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He expressed contempt for Duterte\u2019s critics, saying there seemed to be no way to please them. (File photo: Office of the Presidential Spokesperson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Wednesday slammed critics for questioning President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s refusal to name lawmakers who allegedly received kickbacks from project contractors.<\/p>\n

In his commentary show \u201cCounterpoint\u201d, Panelo said detractors did nothing but condemn the President\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIto namang mga kritiko, \u2018O bakit hindi mo nginangalangan itong mga kongresista?\u2019 Alam po ninyo, ang mga kritiko talaga. Natatandaan ninyo nginangalan ni Presidente yung mga involved sa drugs noon? O di ba ang mga kritiko \u2018Bakit mo nginangalanan e wala ka pa ngang demanda<\/em>\u00a0(These critics ask \u2018Why didn\u2019t you name the congressmen? You know, critics. Remember when the President named those involved in illegal drugs before? Critics would ask, \u2018Why did you name them, you haven\u2019t filed charges yet)?\u201d Panelo said<\/p>\n

He expressed contempt for Duterte\u2019s critics, saying there seemed to be no way to please them.<\/p>\n

\u201cBinanatan \u2018yun dahil nginalangan. Ngayon namang ayaw niya ngalanan, nagagalit din kayo. Ayan yung problema e\u2026Gawin ni Presidente ito, ayaw niyo. Ayaw niya gawin, ayaw niyo rin<\/em>\u00a0(He was criticized for naming them. Now that he doesn\u2019t want to name them you\u2019re still mad. That\u2019s the problem, when the President does something, you don\u2019t like it. When he doesn\u2019t do it, you don\u2019t like it either). He\u2019s damned if he does and he\u2019s damned if he doesn\u2019t,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In a taped public address aired Monday night, Duterte bared that he was given a list of government officials and lawmakers said to be involved in corruption, but he stopped short from naming them.<\/p>\n

Duterte said he would refer the list to the Office of the Ombudsman, saying he has no jurisdiction over members of a co-equal branch of government.<\/p>\n

The list was given to him by Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) Commissioner Greco Belgica.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque earlier said Duterte refused to name the lawmakers because he did not have enough evidence to prove their involvement in anomalies.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Panelo defended Duterte\u2019s move to publicly accuse Senator Leila de Lima of accepting money from the illegal drug trade, saying they were based on criminal offenses she committed,<\/p>\n

\u201cSenadora, kaya ka nakakulong, unang-una may demanda ka, may<\/em>\u00a0probable cause,\u00a0may<\/em>\u00a0warrant of arrest (Senator, you\u2019re in jail because someone filed a case against you, there\u2019s probable cause, there\u2019s a warrant of arrest),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Panelo said de Lima should have been able to file motions for bail if she could prove her innocence.<\/p>\n

De Lima, one of Duterte\u2019s staunchest critics, has been in detention since February 2017 for her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade. She has denied the charges and has filed two distinct motions for bail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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