Rep. Romualdez, gitubag ang mga alegasyon batok kaniya; Escudero ug Co, damay!
HUGTANONG gihimakak ni former House Speaker Martin Romualdez nga kini ang “mastermind” sa mga korupsyon nga adunay kalabotan sa flood control projects!
Matud ni Romualdez nga dili lamang usa ka Kongresista o speaker sa Kamara ang nag-conceive, nag-execute, nagpatuman, nagbid-out ug nagkumpleto sa national budget.
Apan duha lamang ka tawo ang instrumental sa pagmugna sa budget decisions silang Senator Chiz Escudero ug former Congressman Zaldy Co.
Gipamugos sa Kongresista nga kung aduna kini kalabotan sa nahisgotang scheme, sa distrito ug mga proyekto una niini angayang makita ang pattern.
“..How can I be the mastermind? I was the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, but the House of Representatives is only one part of the branch of government, the legislature. The national budget is not conceived, executed, implemented, bid it out, supervised, and completed by one congressman or even by Congress alone, and certainly not by the Speaker of the House.
I want to make this simple and clear. The national budget does not depend on just one person. The budget does not begin in the House; it begins in the executive. The agencies and departments prepare their proposal, the executive consolidates them into the national expenditure program, and that program is then submitted to Congress. From there, the House deliberates, but the House is not one person, and it is certainly not the speaker alone. It is a collegial body made up of hundreds of members, multiple committees, vice-chairs, and institutional processes. In fact, there are around 85 committees, each with its own jurisdiction, leadership, and members. No Speaker can personally control every committee, much less direct the actions of other branches or government agencies ..”
former House Speaker Martin Romualdez
Giinsister pa sa magbabalaod nga dili niini tugotan ang kaugalingon nga mahimong “scapegoat”.
“..And I will defend myself fully. I will not allow myself to be turned into this scapegoat so that others who are actually accountable can walk away clean. If this is a political play to push me out and close the story, punishing my name and my reputation. And I’m telling everyone now, I will not go quietly and I will not go along. I will not be the fool guy for other people’s corruption..”
former House Speaker Martin Romualdez
SOURCE: ONE NEWS
PHOTO: MANILA STANDARD
