MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Thursday hit back at Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano’s "demolition job, witch hunt and trial by publicity" claims, saying his colleaue was "quaking in his boots" as evidence on "illegal" reclamation and infrastructure activities in Taguig City emerges.
Lacson said that while Cayetano could make all the accusations he wanted about the investigation being "politically motivated," the evidence has spoken and was now with the Office of the Ombudsman.
"Sen. Cayetano can accuse me all he wants of 'politically motivated' witch-hunt, fake news and trial by publicity, but I’m sure, he quakes in his shoes each time he sees every piece of evidence that I present each time he resorts to his trademark 'quack-quack' on Facebook Live," Lacson said in a statement posted on his social media.
"PATHETIC. Imagine someone ‘quacking’ on FB Live with accusations of politically motivated demolition job, fake news and trial by publicity and at the same time ‘quaking in his boots’ every time each piece of evidence of corruption in his turf unfolds before his eyes," he added.
Lacson issued the statement after Cayetano claimed that the investigation into the projects in Taguig was politically motivated, accusing the former of conducting a “demolition job” and “witch hunt” against him.
Lacson, however, said the evidence gathered by his office had already been submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman, which is conducting a fact-finding investigation into the projects.
