'Maligo ka muna': Villanueva hits back at House appropriations chief

Manila Bulletin

"Kung maglalabas po kayo ng baho , dapat naman siguro maligo ka muna ("If you're going to leave a bad smell, maybe you should take a shower first)."  This was one of the strong statements of Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva against Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) President Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co in response to the latter's claims against the senator last week.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/12/maligo-ka-muna-villanueva-hits-back-at-house-appropriations-chief-1  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00 [speaking in Tagalog]

00:02 Speaking of comedy, Dolphi does not use that font.

00:06 And most of all, I hope we can see the one above,

00:10 I am a representative of the Buhay Partylist, Mr. President.

00:14 Mr. President, this is a proof that,

00:21 during those times, this was still in 2016, Mr. President,

00:24 before I was elected as a Senator of the Republic of the Philippines.

00:28 We were persecuted, we were threatened, but the fight is over.

00:34 Before, all the complaints against us were dismissed.

00:42 It was dismissed. Can we show the one that was dismissed?

00:52 Mr. President, this case was dismissed in 2019.

01:02 In 2016, the President dismissed the complaints.

01:13 It did not even reach the court, the President dismissed it at probable cause.

01:20 Mr. President, in 2016, we used this, but it did not succeed.

01:25 We got 18,459,222 votes.

01:31 In the last 2022 elections, we got 18 million votes again.

01:37 And the people did not believe these measures

01:44 that the powerful Chairperson of the Committee on Appropriations is repeating.

01:53 Mr. President, is the Pope Catholic?

01:57 Did he research and study the people who are accusing us?

02:02 Now, he will now discuss his cases.

02:08 It is saddening because he is our friend,

02:13 but because he entered into a fight that he did not fight,

02:19 he needs to mention personal attacks,

02:23 he will calculate his background in the country.

02:27 This is his company, SunWest Corporation.

02:30 True or false, is this one of the biggest government contractors in the country?

02:37 Answer, true.

02:40 True or false, is SunWest Corporation part of this controversial Farmally case

03:01 that the Senate is investigating, that the Senate is accusing?

03:07 The answer is true.

03:09 Is his company also part of this controversial DepEd Laptop Scam?

03:18 The answer is true.

03:21 The Senate is also accusing this company.

03:25 There are so many BIR cases.

03:29 It is easy to find, Mr. President.

03:32 It is easy to find the BIRs.

03:39 There are many cases of his corporations.

03:43 Aside from this, the complaint of the ombudsman of the Anti-Corruption Group,

03:47 the Task Force Kasanag International,

03:51 there are also 50 billion cases that this person is facing.

03:57 Mr. President, if you are going to go out, you should take a bath first.

04:07 The President was fired despite this track record of Mr. Zaldico.

04:15 He was fired.

04:17 He was appointed by the House of Representatives as the guardian of the country's security.

04:26 You appointed Dracula as the guardian of the country's blood bank.

04:37 Wow, Mr. President.

04:39 When in the history of our country did this happen?

04:46 A big-time contractor is holding the country's security.

04:54 Only in the Philippines, Mr. President.

04:56 Thank you.

04:58 [END]

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