Support the policies of the Duterte administration or resign from your position in government.
This was the statement made by Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Wednesday, September 13, citing the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) criticism of the administration’s drug war as the reason for the House of Representatives’ approval of the agency’s P1,000 budget for 2018.
“Yung mga insidente, ‘yon ang asikasuhin nila [CHR] nang husto hindi ‘yung policy ng gobyerno which is the war on drugs. Kung ‘yon tinitira mo eh talagang hindi kayo magkakasundo at talagang hindi kayo magugustuhan ng mga congressman,” Inquirer quoted Sotto as saying.
The senator added that officials are free to leave if they want to criticize the government.
“Kung ikaw nagtatrabaho ka sa isang gobyerno at hindi mo gusto mga polisiya ng namumuno, eh di umalis ka at tsaka mo pintasan,” Sotto said.
Senators Francis “Chiz” Escudero, Bam Aquino, and Panfilo Lacson took to social media and said they will oppose the proposed budget for CHR.
The CHR is a constitutional imperative and a necessity, however inconvenient it may be for some… I will fight to restore its budget!
— Chiz Escudero (@SayChiz) September 12, 2017
Credit: @SayChiz/Twitter
With the numerous deaths and reports of police abuses, we need the @chrgovph to do its duty as mandated by the Constitution. pic.twitter.com/ghUei3ughg
— Bam Aquino (@bamaquino) September 12, 2017
Credit: @bamaquino/Twitter
I happen to be the sponsor of the CHR budget in the Senate, along with a few other agencies like the DND, ARMM, etc. I accept the challenge.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) September 12, 2017
Credit: iampinglacson/Twitter
Source: Inquirer
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