00:00Embattled Senate President Francis Escudero belies the latest mere peace he reportedly had a hand in infrastructure project deals worth 5 billion pesos this year in his home province of Solsogon.
00:12And he has a strong hunch this latest hit job on his integrity traces directly to House lawmakers as are Daniel Manalastas reports.
00:20In a news briefing, Sen. JV Ejercito couldn't help but lambast those allegedly involved in anomalous flood control projects as he cited the inefficiency of some projects and apparently he claimed that there are even so-called ghost projects.
00:42Hindi naman tayo santo lahat dito pero huwag naman tayo maging demonyo. Sobra na yun. Kademonyo na yun. Kikita ka na tapos hindi mo pa ididiigo ghost nyo pa. Wow.
00:54There's a special place in the hell reserve for those who are engaged in ghost and flood control projects na talagang dinaya at talagang pinatumpatungan. May reserva para sa inyo.
01:06Meanwhile, Sen. President Francis Escudero described as malicious, a news article which stated that his top campaign donor bagged over 5 billion peso worth of flood control projects.
01:21He clarified that he is not a contractor and he denied involvement in such projects.
01:27Malisoso ang artikulo, tiniming ang paglabas at tiniming talaga para ika nga idikit ito bagaman walang sinabi ang artikulong ginawa kong maliw masama.
01:37Kaya for the record, wala akong kinalaman sa pag-identify, paggawa ng program of work, pag-bid, pag-award, pag-bahay, pag-payad, pag-inspeksyon sa sorosogon man o sa labas ng lalawigan ng sorosogon.
01:49Hindi ako bahagi ng kanyang negos. Sino ba yung mga mambabata sa topisal na gobyerno na aktual na kontraktor, aktual na may-ari, noong mga kumpanya na nakakuha ng kontrata sa gobyerno?
02:03He further described it as a mere demolition job. He meanwhile hinted on who could possibly behind all this.
02:11Pero yung nangde-demolition job sa inyo, taga-house?
02:14Yung nasa likod ng demolition job, SP, ay taga-house.
02:17Hindi ba nga, noong nakarang linggo naman, may video ang nilabas sa akin sa house at kung anong inwendo at insinuation na naman ang pinalabas?
02:23Though some house lawmakers respect Escudero's statement, they also dared Escudero to name names.
02:30Masama yung pag-blanket na sinisiraan ako dito sa kongreso.
02:34Eh lahat kami tinatamaan eh kapag-ibigan ko si Sen. Chis eh.
02:38Kung pati ba ako, na damay na naman dyan sa akusasyon na yan.
02:41Hindi, walang ganyanan. Walang wag natin lalahatin.
02:44Siguro banggitin niya na ako sino yun para at least magkasagutan na sila.
