ni Vanne Elaine Terrazola
Iimbestigahan na rin ng Senado ang umano’y nangyaring ‘misencounter’ sa pagitan ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) at Philippine National Police (PNP) sa Quezon City, nitong Miyerkules.
Kahapon, nagpahayag ng kumpiyansa si Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto na makakalkal ng komite na pinamumunuan ni Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa ang tunay na nangyari sa nasabing engkuwentro.
“The Senate has the power and the prerogative to investigate the PDEA-PNP shootout. And with two ex-PNP chiefs in the chamber, I have no doubt that it will be able to uncover the truth,” pagdidiin ni Recto na ang tinutukoy ay sina Dela Rosa at Sen. Panfilo Lacson.
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“People are demanding answers on why a supposedly coordinated operation ended up as a circular firing squad. And it seems that the one institution trusted by the people who can shed a powerful light on the incident, in a manner that is fast, fearless and fair, is the Senate. I am confident that the De La Rosa Committee can piece together a seconds-from-disaster timeline of what went wrong,” paliwanag pa ng senador.
Inihayag naman ni Dela Rosa, itinakda na ng Senate Public Order and Dangeroud Drugs Committee, ang pagdinig sa usapin sa Marso 2.
