Senator Mar Roxas last week said graft charges filed against party mate and former Bukidnon Rep. Nereus Acosta smacks of political persecution following his and the Liberal Party’s united demand for an immediate stop to government corruption and the resignation of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez.
"Neric has unfortunately become an unwitting collateral damage in this renewed attacks by the Arroyo administration against me and the Liberals for standing up for accountability and good governance."
Roxas questioned the timing of the Ombudsman’s action against Acosta and his mother, Socorro, a former municipal mayor of Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon, and his aunt, Ma. Nemia Bornidor. The Liberal party and I have been expecting such propaganda from President Arroyo’s attack dogs.
Senator Roxas had been hitting at Gutierrez’ inaction on controversial corruption scandals such as the P728 million fertilizer fund diversion scam, the P6.9 million ‘Euro General’ intelligence fund mess and the multi-billion peso NBN-ZTE bribery scandal among others.
Demands for Gutierrez’ resignation reverberated the halls of the Senate after senators discovered her passive reaction to the rigged bidding findings of the World Bank in relation to a government road projects it was funding.
"As we escalate our opposition to corruption, unfairness and injustice in government, we expect that the same government will escalate its assault against its critics. We expect that they will use the ‘rule by law and coercion’ at the expense of the rule of law," Roxas said.
He said Malacanang could not intimidate the Liberals and vowed to expose more shenanigans involving Palace cohorts raiding the national coffers for personal and future political purposes. /MP
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