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Drilon seeks Parlade censure over ‘stupid’ remarks vs Senate
Senate Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon will file a resolution to censure National Task Force to End Local Communist Insurgency spokesperson Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. for calling senators "stupid."
Parlade had previously stated in an interview that it was "stupid" for senators to question the budget they had already approved, especially for wanting to remove the NTF-ELCAC's multi-billion peso budget.
Drilon clarified that the senators were not "stupid" for calling for a realignment or defunding of the NTF-ELCAC, as it is within the powers of Congress to allocate funds.
Drilon referred to Parlade's remarks as disrespectful, uncalled for, and an arrogance beneath contempt.
Senator Panfilo Lacson noted that Parlade's "loose-lips" might undermine the accomplishments of the NTF-ELCAC and disturb democratic governance.
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Fifteen senators have filed Senate Resolution 709 censuring Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr., spokesperson for the anti-insurgency task force, for his "disrespectful, derogatory, and demeaning" statements against senators.
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Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and Senator Panfilo Lacson believe Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. should no longer serve as spokesperson for the National Task Force to end Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) because his civilian post violates the 1987 Constitution.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian criticized Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. for red-tagging community pantry organizers, stating there is no valor in going after civilians feeding their neighbors.
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