Senators' signatures do not mean VP Binay is culpable - Quicho   

The camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay on Monday belittled the signing by the senators of the Blue Ribbon subcommittee report recommending the filing of plunder charges against the country's second-highest executive.
 

“The signing by the senators of the Committee report does not necessarily equate to the culpability of the Vice President,” lawyer Rico Quicho, the Vice President’s spokesperson on legal matters, said in a press statement.

 

He said the supposed findings and recommendation of the “hostile and highly partisan investigation conducted by the Sub-Committee are conveniently based on hasty conclusions, inadmissible evidence and malicious narrative of defeated local politicians.” 

 

“These would certainly not be given credence and, in fact, would be dismissed by a competent, impartial and fair tribunal,” he added.

 

Quicho said the Vice President understands that the political lines have been drawn in the Senate, “considering the dismal and lethargic performance of some politicians with ambitions to higher office.”

 

He further said that it is no longer surprising that issues hurled against the Vice President have been used and abused for personal agenda. 

 

“The Vice President remains steadfast that in the end the truth shall prevail and he would be able to bring to the entire country the pro-poor programs he implemented in Makati that have benefited those in need,” said Quicho.

 

Earlier, Senators Francis Escudero, Sergio Osmeña III, and Bam Aquino have expressed readiness to sign the report drafted by the Blue Ribbon subcommittee. 

 

Aside from subcommittee chairman Aquilino Pimentel III, Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano, and Senators Antonio Trillanes IV, and Grace Poe have already signed the report. - JJ, GMA News