Sen. Gatchalian: Hindi ako bumoto sa ‘Marcos Day’ bill
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MAHIGPIT na itinanggi ni Senador Sherwin Gatchalian ang napaulat na bumoto ang Senate panel pabor sa pag-apruba ng isang panukala na nagdedeklara sa Setyembre 11 bilang special non-working holiday sa Ilocos Norte para gunitain ang kaarawan ni dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos.
“Let me go straight to the point. I did not vote for the approval of the proposed Marcos Day in Ilocos Norte contrary to what some media organizations published,” wika ni Gatchalian sa isang pahayag.
“Records of the proceedings can confirm that no ‘voting’ took place in the said hearing. I hope this clarifies the misleading news,” sabi ni Gatchalian.
Una rito, si Gatchalian at pito pang senador na dumalo sa Senate committee on local government hearing noong Lunes ay pinutakte sa social media makaraang iendorso sa technical working group ang House Bill 7137 o Marcos Day bill.
Depensa ng senador, ang endorsement ng panukala sa TWG at hindi kapareho na pagboto pabor sa Marcos Day bill.
“I merely moved to have the bill, along with other local bills, tackled by the Local Government Committee in last Monday’s hearing, subject to further study by the technical working group (TWG),” paliwanag nito.
“The exact words that I said during the hearing were, ‘I’m moving for an omnibus endorsement to the TWG to reconcile the different versions and also to request for position papers from the resource persons. I so move’,” dagdag pa ni Gatchalian.
Matatandaang itinanggi na rin ni Sen. Nancy Binay na bumoto siya pabor sa nabanggit na panukala. (Mylene Alfonso)
