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Privilege Speech of Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada
Senate of the Philippines
September 25, 2013
“THE UNTOLD PDAF STORY THAT THE PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW”
MR. PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES IN THIS CHAMBER, MGA KABABAYAN:
I RISE TODAY ON A MATTER OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE WITH REGARD TO THE ALLEGATIONS HURLED AGAINST ME AND MY COLLEAGUES — SENATORS ENRILE AND REVILLA — IN RELATION TO THE SO-CALLED “PDAF SCAM”.
I ALSO RISE, MR. PRESIDENT TO TELL THE UNTOLD STORY OF PDAF AS WELL AS TO EXPOSE THE BIASES AND PREJUDICES AGAINST THE OPPOSITION OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS, LIKE THE MEDIA, THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT, THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, AND EVEN THE BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.
MR. PRESIDENT, SINCE THE STORY BROKE ON THE ALLEGED ANOMALIES INVOLVING THE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND OR PDAF, THERE HAS BEEN A SERIALIZED AND OBVIOUS CONCERTED EFFORT IN THE MEDIA TO DEMONIZE ME ALONG WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS CHAMBER ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED. “MALA TELE-NOVELA ANG PAGSASADULA NG PDAF SCAM, KUNG BAGA.”
THE MEDIA HAVE PROMINENTLY PRINTED SCREAMING HEADLINES THAT HAVE SERIALIZED REPORTS DESIGNED TO VILLIFY US BEFORE THE BAR OF PUBLIC OPINION. AKO, SI SENATOR ENRILE AND REVILLA AT AKO ANG TILA BA INUULAM AT PINAGPIPISTAHAN MULA ALMUSAL, TANGHALIAN, MERIENDA AT HAPUNAN.
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