{"id":53732,"date":"2015-06-30T14:26:20","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T06:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=53732"},"modified":"2015-06-30T14:31:22","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T06:31:22","slug":"pimentel-to-binay-why-spend-money-on-ad-just-face-senate-subcommittee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/06\/30\/pimentel-to-binay-why-spend-money-on-ad-just-face-senate-subcommittee\/","title":{"rendered":"Pimentel to Binay: Why spend money on ad? Just face Senate subcommittee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sen. Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel (left) and Vice President Jejomar ‘Jojo’ Binay (Facebook photos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — Senator Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III questions Vice President Jejomar ‘Jojo’ Binay’s decision to use a newspaper ad to clarify issues surrounding him and his family instead of facing the Senate.<\/p>\n

Binay bought a full-page ad space from a major daily newspaper in the Philippines to publish his side of the story, which were peppered with strong words attacking the Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee.<\/p>\n

The ad is entitled:\u00a0“The Senate Blue Ribbon Sub-Committee Report on Makati: Lies, Hearsay, Guesswork, Conjectures, and Violation of Law, Rules and Rights<\/em>”<\/p>\n

The subcommittee is currently investigating the allegations of corruption against the Vice President as well as his son, incumbent but contested Makati City Mayor Jejomar ‘JunJun’ Binay Jr.<\/p>\n

In a report from the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Pimentel said,\u00a0“Hindi ko po alam bakit imbes na humarap na lang sa subcomittee, gumastos pa ng napakalaking halaga.\u00a0Hindi ko po alam…\u00a0<\/em>Sa tingin ko baka nararamdaman nila ang effect nung partial report kaya naglabas na sila ng ad.”<\/p>\n

(I don’t know why he [Binay] decided to spend a large amount of money instead of facing the subcommittee. I really don’t know… I think, they can already feel the effect of the [Senate subcommittee] partial report, that’s why they decided to release the ad.)<\/p>\n

“Tanungin na lang natin sya bakit gumastos pa sya<\/em> (Let\u2019s just ask him why he had to spend),” Pimentel added.<\/p>\n

Pimentel, who heads the Blue Ribbon Subcommittee, was recently on the receiving end of a strongly worded letter from VP Binay who dared him to ‘be a man.’<\/p>\n

READ: Binay tells Pimentel: ‘Be a man’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

For the newspaper ad released by the Binay camp Monday, check out the photo below courtesy of the Philippine Daily Inquirer via Twitter (@inquirerdotnet<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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VP Binay’s full page ad in a major newspaper in the Philippines (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Daily Inquirer \/ @inquirerdotnet \/ Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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