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MANILA – Malacañang on Saturday dismissed Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s allegation against President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. as baseless, saying the lawmaker was merely trying to “save himself from embarrassment.”
In a statement, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro slammed Cayetano for sowing intrigue and making unfounded claims to shift the blame, instead of taking responsibility for his own shortcomings.
“Bakit hindi kaya makapagpigil sa sarili si Sen. Alan Cayetano sa paggawa ng intriga at mga kwentong walang basehan (Why can’t Senator Alan Cayetano seem to stop himself from stirring up intrigue and spreading baseless stories)?” Castro said.
Castro’s statement came after Cayetano on Friday claimed that Marcos rejected plans to distribute PHP10,000 in aid to Filipinos recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic after he won the elections in 2022.
She likened Cayetano’s actions to the political style of his ally, former president Rodrigo Duterte, saying the senator was making claims that served only as campaign rhetoric.
“Si Senator Alam, imbis na ituro ang sarili sa kanyang kapabayaan sa pagtatrabaho, magtuturo siya ng iba masagip lang ang sarili sa kahihiyan (Instead of taking responsibility for his own shortcomings at work, Senator Alan points finger at others just to save himself from embarrassment),” Castro said.
“Ang trabaho niya na di niya magampanan ay ipapasa sa iba. Ebidensya ang ibibigay namin panlaban sa mga kasinungalingan ni Sen. Alan (The responsibilities he has failed to fulfill are being shifted onto someone else),” she added.
Castro said the Palace would present evidence to refute Cayetano’s “lies.” — Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos (PNA)
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