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Ethics complaint vs Alan Peter
By Nidz Godino
“Sen. Cayetano is also lawyer who has standard to follow…it was not only standard of senators, but standard of lawyers that he violated during hearing…no. 1, name calling when he said, your name is Lourdes, not Marites,” Sen. Nancy Binay filed ethics complaint against colleague Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano for various offenses, including describing her as “buang” or crazy and accusing her of disrupting Senate public hearing.
In 25-page complaint, Binay said Cayetano violated Senate rules prohibit senators from making unparliamentary remarks against fellow legislators. As chair of Senate committee on accounts, Cayetano presided over July 3 hearing on review of construction of new Senate building.
Binay said Cayetano violated laws such as Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for public officials and employees, Civil Code of the Philippines and Magna Carta of Women.
“Marites” is slang often used to refer to person, typically woman, who is excessively talkative, chatty or gossipy. It is derived from expression “Mare, anong latest?” and has taken on humorous and light-hearted meaning in colloquial language.
“Second was calling me buang but… most serious is accusation of giving copy of set of questions in 10 radio interviews,” Binay stressed.
Cayetano called for Senate hearing to review new Senate building construction after Senate President Francis Escudero ordered suspension of construction work in Taguig City due to aggregate cost of P23 billion, which he described as “shocking and in bad taste.”
Projectt is being implemented by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with Hilmarc’s Construction as private contractor.
Binay checked transcripts, revealed Cayetano did not give DPWH officials chance to respond to his questions. “He repeatedly said that this is about review…why are resource persons not given chance to explain?”
Emotional Binay just wanted to protect her children and her family, noting that she did not want repeat of what happened in 2015 when her family was “persecuted” during Senate investigation of her father, former vice president Jejomar Binay, and her brother, former Makati mayor Junjun Binay, over alleged overpriced Makati city hall parking building also with Hilmarc’s as contractor.
Two Binays are facing graft cases before Sandiganbayan.
“I know what my children and nieces and nephews went through at that time… I won’t allow it to happen again, it’s hard to explain if you have not been parent,” Binay said.
Cayetano, in chance interview with Senate reporters, said Binay is merely diverting issue from ballooning cost of project.
“How much really is the new Senate building…should we really spend P23 billion…we started this review but we are not saying there’s anything, we are not saying that there is any irregularity…simply P23 billion, including land, is too expensive…what did Senator Binay do…she started going around, making noises, spreading rumors, including official rumors that were spreading that our number was wrong,” Cayetano said.
He added filing ethics complaint against Binay for her unethical behavior during July 3 hearing is also option for him.
“I can also file ethics case against her because what she did was also unethical…you cannot be part of hearing if you are not member and you will suddenly interfere in hearing… chairman was speaking but you want to speak first and then you’d walk out in that manner,” he stressed.
Cayetano is also open to talking to Binay in calm manner.
“If she wants calm conversation, Sen. Nancy, you are welcome…if she wants 25 to 40 minutes, I will give it to her…but let’s follow rules and order…but you will disturb hearing… I won’t take it sitting down.”
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