Sotto scores US senators for using aid to ‘pull strings’ in meddling in Philippine internal affairs 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Vanne Elaine TerrazolaSenate President Vicente Sotto III said Saturday that the United States should not use its financial aid to “mentor” on the Philippines about its internal affairs. “May I echo the sentiment that the time for the United States to pull strings attached to their offer of financial aid is long gone,” Sotto said in a text message to reporters late Saturday afternoon. “Every year, the United States provides large amounts of aid to the Philippines, and I have supported that aid. The two US senators said the charges against De Lima were “politically motivated.”

Source: Manila Bulletin September 28, 2019 12:33 UTC