Pia Cayetano in Singapore: I am not hiding

Sen. Pia Cayetano on Friday said that she is not in hiding, saying that she was merely in Singapore to support the Philippine Padel National Team before the Asian Games.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday confirmed that Pia Cayetano and her brother Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano have left the country.

They were seen at the airport a few days ago, triggering speculations on why they were leaving the country.

“Itong Singapore, sinadya kong pumunta because this is the tune-up game before the Asian Games,” Pia Cayetano said in a Facebook live.

“Daming nagtatanong kung nasaan daw ako, parang naman nakikipag-taguan ako. Hindi ako nakikipagtaguan, wala akong tinataguan, wala akong reason na magtago, yung gumagawa ng mga kwento, tingin niyo ba na tama yung gagawa ng kwento?” she added.

(A lot of people are asking where I am, as if I am hiding. I am not hiding; I have nothing to hide from. I do not have a reason to hide. To those making up stories, do you think it is right to make up stories?)

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is investigating alleged anomalies in the country's hosting of the Southeast Asian Games in 2019. Alan Cayetano headed the organizing committee of the said games.

The Ombudsman is also conducting a fact-finding investigation into documents and other evidence submitted by Sen. Panfilo Lacson concerning Taguig City’s reclamation project in a portion of Laguna Lake. –NB, GMA News