From: inquirer.net
Senate President Pro Tempore Jose “Jinggoy”
Estrada and Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has denied pressuring Sen.
Antonio Trillanes to withdraw his interpellation on the Camsur Bill..
“I simply asked him, ‘Sonny (Trillanes’
nickname), huwag na lang nating i-hostage ang bill. Huwag na nating
patagalin since this is also for the people of Camarines Sur’ (Let’s not keep
the bill ‘hostage’ anymore. Let’s not delay it because this is for the people
of Camarines Sur),” Estrada said.
Estrada said he assured Trillanes that he
would not be deprived of his right to interpellate since even if the CamSur
bill was approved on second reading, he would still be given a chance to interpellate
before the Senate approved the measure on third and final reading.
Sotto confirmed that he also talked to
Trillanes on the phonem and proposed that the CamSur bill be moved past its
second reading.
Sotto said the move would ease the lobby on
the Senate leadership and still allow Trillanes
to interpellate on Sept. 18 or 19. ”
“I was pointblank. I told (Trillanes) if he
wanted the bill rejected, we will not be in the way and may even be able to
help. But we have to follow the rules of Congress, considering this is a
local bill,” Sotto said,
But instead of listening, Sotto said
Trillanes “accused me of some sort of game plan. That’s why I gave back
the phone to Bongbong (Marcos) and said, ‘I can’t talk to (Trillanes).’”
A pending reservation to interpellate bars
the Senate from approving a bill.
On Wednesday, Trillanes delivered a privilege
speech denouncing Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile for alleged “bullying” to
get the CamSur bill passed. ###
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