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Bato fires back at Fernandez over 'script' claim: 'It takes a thief to know a thief'
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa countered accusations from House Quad Co-chair Dan Fernandez regarding the alleged scripting of a police colonel's testimony on the war on drugs, suggesting that Fernandez and Bienvenido Abante were the ones attempting to coach the testimony.
Dela Rosa invoked the adage "it takes a thief to know a thief" to imply that Fernandez's accusation stemmed from his own or Abante's similar tactics within the Quadcom.
During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing, Grijaldo tagged Fernandez and Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. for supposedly pressuring him to confirm the existence of a reward system during the previous administration's war on drugs.
The senator expressed his hope that the Senate could provide protection to Police Colonel Hector Grijaldo Jr., who sought refuge from the committee during the hearing.
Grijaldo was the former police chief of Mandaluyong during the killing of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) board secretary Wesley Barayuga.
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