ADVERTISEMENTDuterte is desperate to cover up the fact that he is afraid, the blue ribbon panel chair said. “As a lawyer, [President Duterte] should know that he cannot do that,” Lacson said in a text message. President, not kingSen. Risa Hontiveros said the Senate would not stop its investigations “just because the President feels offended.”“He is President Duterte, not King Duterte,” she said in a statement. The blue ribbon committee has held only 11 hearings in 48 days as of Wednesday since it opened the inquiry on August 18. Pharmally officials had disclosed that they were financially struggling and got a loan from Chinese businessman Michael Yang, who is the President’s friend and former economic adviser.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 07, 2021 21:33 UTC