The House leadership and even opposition lawmakers on Friday
vehemently denied the reported Php 200 million 'Malaysian money' being given to
each senator and congressman to pass the highly controversial Bangsamoro Basic
Law (BBL).
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. led lawmakers in stressing
that "there was no such thing (payoff)” in exchange of passing the BBL.
Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate, a staunch critic
of the Aquino government from the House minority bloc and a Mindanaoan, also
shrugged off the alleged payoff.
"It only further muddles the already muddled peace
process, which is now taking the brunt of the Mamasapano fall-out,"
Zarate, a member of the left-leaning Makabayan bloc, said.
Negros Occidental Rep. Albee Benitez, a leader of the House Visayan
bloc and a stalwart of the ruling Liberal Party said: "No need to waste
time for rumors like that."
Isabela Rep. Rodolfo “Rodito” Albano III, a senior member of
the House Minority bloc, also denied the allegation.
"No amount of political pressure will influence us
legislators from passing or not passing the BBL," Albano
said.
House Deputy Majority Leader and Quezon City Rep. Bolet
Banal said he was surprised with the reported allegation.
"Well, I am interested to find out who came out with
that spectacular analysis based on a " series of text messages " at
baka pwede i-nominate sa PCIJ [Philippine Center for Investigative
Journalism]," said Banal.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=746464
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