Hindi na bago ang taktika ng kasalukuyang administrasyon na nag-aakusa ng mga maling paratang laban sa oposisyon dahil ginawa na ito noon ni dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos at ni dating Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, ayon kay Senador Rissa Hontiveros.

Aniya, ginawa na ito ni Marcos kontra kina Soc Rodrigo, Lorenzo Tanada at Ka Pepe Diokno gayundin si Arroyo kay Tina Panganiban Perez.

“I suspect that the same concept of ‘abetting a rebellion’ is being used against me simply because I demanded the Legislature to hold a joint session to deliberate the factual bases for the Martial Law declaration. They paint me an enemy who sympathize with terrorists like the Maute group. I suspect that the government will try to use this to silence my voice, and the voices of those who want to see the Maute threat eliminated and at the same time demand to know the truth about Martial Law.” ani Hontiveros.

Kamakailan lamang, inakusahan ng administrasyon si Hontiveros na pumanig sa Maute Group na naghahasik ng lagim sa Marawi City.

Samantala, sinabi ng Liberal Party (LP) na hindi na dapat paniwalaan si Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II dahil sa mga sablay nitong pahayag.

Inihalimbawa ng partido ang pagdawit nito kay Senador Bam Aquino sa destabilisasyon sa kaguluhan sa Marawi City.

“We demand that Department Order 385 be revoked and for Aguirre to stop the political harassment of members of Congress and the opposition, even as we continue to study our legal options against him. As justice secretary, Aguirre holds the grave task of upholding the rule of law and administering justice after due process. From the looks of it, however, the justice secretary seems hell-bent on pinning down the political opposition and those critical of him and his administration.” pahayag ng partido. (Leonel M. Abasola)