Dato breaks silence; Minority to file plaint vs Bello for anti-GMA remarks By Charlie V. Manalo 08/10/2010

Dato breaks silence; Minority to file plaint vs Bello for anti-GMA remarks

By Charlie V. Manalo 08/10/2010 Camarines Sur Rep. Diosdado “Dato” Arroyo yesterday took the floor to lash back at critics who delivered “unparliamentary” remarks against his mother, former President Gloria Arroyo, now a representative of Pampanga’s Second District.  Without naming names, the younger Arroyo, in his privilege speech, accused Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello and Bayan Muna Rep. Teodoro “Teddy” Casiño  of abusing their privilege as members of the House of Representatives when they hurled “unfounded accusations” against the former president in the guise of freedom of speech, Monday and Tuesday. “I believe that the privilege speech is a privilege accorded to a member of Congress to express freely for the good of the country,” said Dato. “What happened last Monday and Tuesday, the privilege speech was used under the guise of freedom (of speech) to hurl invectives which is not acceptable to anyone, be it outside or inside the halls of Congress, young or old, male or female.” Making matters worse, Dato said, was that the invectives was aimed at no less than the former head of state, whom he stressed, successfully steered the country “out of harm’s way in the midst of the global financial meltdown.”..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100810hed4.html

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