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Acidre confused over why Dela Rosa chooses to side with Morales; slams 'politics'

Published May 4, 2024 04:48 am

At A Glance

  • Deputy Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre can't make heads or tails as to why Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa chooses to believe a dismissed Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent more than the head of the agency itself.

20240504_115336.jpgTingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (left), Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa (PPAB, Facebook)



Deputy Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre can't make heads or tails as to why Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa chooses to believe a dismissed Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent more than the head of the agency itself.

The dismissed agent that Acidre was referring to was Jonathan Morales, the "PDEA leak" guy.

Dela Rosa, chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, has apparently placed his trust in former PDEA intelligence officer Jonathan Morales, who claimed to have prepared and signed the documents purportedly revealing the agency’s anti-illegal drug operations targeting then-senator Bongbong Marcos and actress Maricel Soriano in 2012.

This assertion came despite PDEA Director General Moro Virgilio Lazo's testimony before the Dela Rosa panel that the documents--including a purported pre-operation report and authority to operate--doesn't not exist.

“Marahil kitang-kita naman ng taong bayan kung sino ang dapat paniwalaan. Hindi ko lang alam kung bakit ‘yung kasama nating senador, ‘yun ang gusto niyang paniwalaan,” Acidre said in a recent press conference.

(I think it's plain to see for the Filipino people who should be believed. I just don't know why our senator-colleague chooses to believe that person.)

“It’s one man’s word against the system,” noted Acidre, as he cited PDEA’s confirmation of electronic records, including plans, operations, and serialized numbers within their IMS system, as objective evidence to contradict Morales’ testimony.

Dela Rosa is known to be a close ally of Marcos administration critic, former president Rodrigo Duterte.

Acidre couldn't help but express dismay over the current state of politics, even as he called on the public to differentiate between those truly committed to the nation's advancement and those driven by personal gain.

"Nakakalungkot lang minsan, ang ingay ng politika umabot na sa level ng ganito. Mayroon tayong Presidente na napakasipag at mula nung umupo sa pwesto ay tuluy-tuloy ang kanyang pagtatrabaho para mai-angat ang buhay ng ating mga kababayan,” he said.

(It's saddening that sometimes, the political noise reaches this level. We have a President who is hardworking and has strived to uplift his countrymen's quality of life since he took his seat.)

"Merong iilan na talagang patuloy na hindi napapagod din na ibagsak pababa ang ating bansa," Acidre lamented.

(There are a few who really don't get tired in pulling our country down.)

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