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Press Release - Dela Rosa: Opening statement

SENATOR RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA
Blue Ribbon Committee
Subcommittee on the Philippine War on Illegal Drugs
Motu proprio inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the Philippine War on Illegal Drugs
October 28, 2024

Good morning, everyone.

Mr. Chair, truth-telling needs no dressing up for the occasion. Telling the truth demands nothing more than just that--telling it, testifying to it. Lying, on the other hand, requires fabrication. Intricate, deliberate, elaborate planning. One lie is tied to a system, an entire web of other lies, in order for the story, the fabric, to hold together.

Nitong nakaraang mga araw, Mr. Chair, ako'y tinanong kung ano raw ang mga ginagawa kong preparasyon para sa pagdinig natin ngayong araw na ito. Ang sagot ko po ay wala. Sapagkat ang pagsasabi ng totoo ay hindi humihingi ng anumang espesyal na paghahanda. Ang katotohanan, bali-baliktarin man; simula sa dulo o sa gitna, ay masasabi nang malaya sa kalooban.

Sasabihin naman ng iba: "Gano'n naman pala, bakit hindi ka na lang umattend doon sa hearing ng House?" My position on this, too, has remained the same: I do not wish to be the first to break our tradition of inter-parliamentary courtesy. If our counterparts in the Lower House do not exercise inter-parliamentary courtesy, this humble representation does. But most importantly, I do not wish to be a "guest" of their gag show.

Mr. President, kung ako ay makasarili lamang, kung ako ay suwapang na tao, unang pagtawag pa lang nila nandoon na ako to clear myself. But because I am a member of the Senate, I have to protect the tradition that is being observed by this institution. Kaya hintayin na lang nila, Mr. President, kapag hindi na ako senador, I will be there everyday. Kung gusto pa nila, doon ako sa kanila tumira. Pero sa ngayon na ako ay senador pa, please naman, sana respetuhin nila iyong ating parliamentary courtesy. Ayaw kong maging precedent, Mr. President. Pagdating ng araw, in the future, lahat ng mga senador mabubuwisit sa katatawag ng kanilang pangalan kapag ang kanilang pangalan ay na-implicate sa investigation na kanilang ginagawa, ng other house, ay punta na lang ng punta doon at wala nang magawa na legislation.

Kaya po ako

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