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Presidential Speaker Harry Roque and Senate Minority Leader Franlin Drilon. INQUIRER archive photos
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang on Monday questioned the Senate’s alleged interference in security matters by President Rodrigo Duterte following requests for an investigation into how the Presidential Security Group (PSG) acquired vaccines against COVID-19.
“I do not know [I do not know]”Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said in an online briefing when asked if PSG Commander Brig. General Jesús During III will be allowed to join a Senate investigation into the government’s vaccination plan.
“But I don’t understand why the Senate, an egalitarian branch of government, is going to interfere with the security of our President even though the President does not interfere with the security of the Senate. So, perhaps, the mutual respect of the co-equal branches of government, ”he added.
(What I don’t understand is why the Senate, a co-equal branch of government, is interfering with the security of the president when the president does not interfere with the security of the Senate. Perhaps, there should be mutual respect by co-equal branches of government. .)
PSG’s decision to get vaccinated against COVID-19 shows that they are “ready to die” just to protect Duterte, Roque said.
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon previously said the PSG chief should be subpoenaed in the Senate investigation into the government’s vaccination plan.
“In my opinion, the PSG commander should be called in and should appear in the investigation of the Plenary Committee to shed light on this issue,” said Drilon.
During previously revealed that some of the president’s close security details were vaccinated against COVID-19 as early as September.
To date, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration has not authorized the use of any COVID-19 vaccine.
JPV
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