Opposition Senator Franklin Drilon has the opportunity to hold a senate hearing and summon President Duterte's security team.
According to the senator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet approved the vaccine so PSG should explain.
“The PSG Commander must be called and must appear in the investigation of the Committee of the Whole to shed light on this issue… The most important ‘who’ and ‘how’ of the story remains a mystery. The PSG commander is deliberately withholding the basic questions of who and how from the public… All they give to the public are alibis, excuses and lies. There is more to it that will be revealed to the committee once Brig. Gen. Durante appears in our hearing. The Senate must summon the PSG commander,” said Senator Drilon.
“Ako, kasi matagal ako sa Executive, I have always had security beside me noon pa matagal na for 23 years. Another add — another — add another five years. All the — alam ko ang buhay ng security. So huwag mo silang pakialaman because they’re… Two things may happen: I will ask them to sh*t up and not to answer any question, and I’m not thr3atening, please do not cite them in c0ntempt by d3taining them, I will not allow it. Pupunta ako diyan sa Congress, kukunin ko sila. Masyado kayong maa-ano eh. ‘Pag ginawa ninyo ‘yan, there will be a little crisis. Nasa inyo. Ako, I am prepared. I am preferred — preferred — prepared to defend my soldier. I will not allow them for all of their good intentions to be bru*talized in a hearing tapos kung ano-ano. Kaya ‘yan isa. The other one is I might just decide to not allow them, to ignore your summons. So mamili kayo diyan. It’s bad for you? Sorry, I don’t care. It is bad for the country? Maybe. Pagka — basta sabi ko huwag kayong pumunta doon.
Hindi naman ako papayag nagpoprotektar sila sa akin na ipakulong ninyo. Pakialam na… Hayaan mo silang mamatay kung mayroong masama na epekto ‘yung… I don’t know what kind of vaccine but I don’t care, bahala sila, buhay nila ‘yon. But kung sabihin ng mga iba protecting because… Why would I? Why would not I wait for Domingo to come out? You know why? Hanggang ngayon, at this late day, Pfizer lang — Pfizer lang ang — Pfizer lang ang nag-submit sa FDA.
Alam ba ninyo ‘yan na nagkakandahirap na ito si General Galvez looking for one and he has found a light at the end of the tunnel and he says that the earliest is March. So we started the lockdown March, magma-March na lang bago pa tayo magka-ano.
In the meantime, the lives of these people, the lives of my soldiers are placed on jeopardy because a — walang choice eh, trabaho nila ‘yan. If the intelligence people would say, “Go to the crowd and mix with them and maybe look for any hostile attitude or hostile act.” Ang akin naman nakapalibot, babae’t lalaki, hindi naman makalapit sa akin kasi, “Sir, social distancing.” Oh how can they protect me if they — social distancing? So that is the rule? Well, I’m sorry to say to you, there is always an exception. You can say all the rules in this world and there will always be an exception.
And if you — sabi ko huwag niyong i-contempt. Talagang huwag. If they — should they appear in Congress, be careful about threatening a guy forcing him to answer because the answer would really be something like this, “You know, Mr. Congressman, I refuse to answer your question because it might tend to incriminate me.” I will translate it sa bugoy, “Hindi kita sagutin kasi makukulong ako.” Intindihan mo?” explained President Duterte.
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