The Senate blue ribbon committee was looking into Senator Pacquiao’s government corruption claims.
Senator Richard Gordon said that the Senate blue ribbon committee was looking into Senator Manny Pacquiao’s government corruption claims.
Senator Gordon, who was also the chairman of the Senate blue ribbon committee, on Wednesday said in a statement that the committee was looking into Senator Pacquiao’s claims of corruption in the government.
“The current allegations hurled by Senator Pacquiao against several executive departments, like any other allegation made by any other colleague, must be taken seriously. But before we can even think of proceeding, the Blue Ribbon must know what it will be specifically investigating. It cannot go willy-nilly into any battlefield without knowledge of the what, the who, the how, the when, and the damage it caused the government. Unfortunately, we have yet to see the specificity of the allegations,” Senator Gordon said.
Senator Gordon also said that he had, nevertheless, instructed his staff from the blue ribbon committee as well as from his own office to get in touch with the authorities in order to find out whether there’s “smoke and fire” that’s right behind Senator Pacquiao’s corruption allegations.
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Over the weekend, Senator Pacquiao claimed that there’s corruption in the use of an e-wallet application used by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in order to handle the social amelioration program (SAP) aid distribution.
Senator Pacquiao also claimed that there were irregularities in the purchases made by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Energy (DOE).
According to Senator Pacquiao, he would refer documents to the Senate blue ribbon committee in order to prove his claims that would start an investigation.
However, Senator Gordon said that he has yet to receive any request nor has any Senate resolution been filed asking his committee to investigate Senator Pacquiao’s allegations.
“Moreover, no documents have been shared with us. Nevertheless, I will not shirk from my duty and responsibilities as blue ribbon committee chairman. In legal parlance, I need a bill of particulars to be fair to all concerned. The tremendous powers of the blue ribbon committee cannot be exercised in a cavalier fashion that could only lead to abuse. We are not in the business of chasing ghosts. We are in the business of doing what is right,” Senator Gordon said.
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the Blue Ribbon Committee, should urges Senator Manny Pacquiao to present evidence to prove his allegation to prosecute all the perpetrators.