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Imee welcomes House passage of bill seeking PCGG abolition
Saying it is long overdue, Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos welcomed Friday the House passage of the bill seeking the abolition of the Presidential Commission on Good Government, which is running after her family's alleged ill-gotten wealth.
"Sa amin 'yung PCGG abolition is a welcome development although hindi ko alam kung uusad sa Senado," Marcos told reporters at the sidelines of a culinary showdown sponsored by Villar SIPAG.
"Ang aking alam ay talagang overdue na dahil sa batas mismo ni President (Corazon) Aquino e talagang isang taon lang dapat yung PCGG. Kung bakit tumagal nang tumagal ng higit 30 anyos, kaya nakakapagtaka talaga," she added.
She also reiterated her family's promise to help return their wealth being sought by the government.
"Ang sabi namin tutulong kami kasi alam namin na maraming nakinabang sa PCGG na hindi dapat sa loob ng PCGG at 'yung iba naman na sinasabing mga cronies, hindi na natin alam kung saan napunta yung properties na na-sequester," he said.
"The Marcoses, I do—I will not name the spokesman. Sabi nila na they’ll open everything and probably return ‘yung nakita lang. Sabi nila na, 'Malaki ang deficit mo sa… Maybe this year, ang projected deficit spending would be big.' Sabi niya, 'Baka makatulong. Pero hindi ito malaki,'" Duterte said.
Asked if the PCGG is an insignificant agency, Marcos said she does not think so.
"Sa palagay ko hindi naman pero hindi naman siya ia-abolish e, i-a-absorb daw ng OSG (Office of the Solicitor General). So 'yung mga kasong nakasampa tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang usod n'un at tuloy-tuloy pa rin naming ipaglalaban," she said.
On the alleged pro-Marcos stance of Solicitor General Jose Calida, the Ilocos Norte governor said the latter is a professional.
"Sa palagay ko, professional naman si SolGen Calida. Walang kinalaman 'yung mga 'yun," she said. — RSJ, GMA News
