Andanar on calls for him to resign: Meron nga pinagbibitiw si Pangulo, eh ako pa?

Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Thursday shrugged off a lawmaker's call for him to resign, saying anybody can make such call in a democratic country.

"Well, alam mo naman ito ay demokrasya, 'yung mga congressman natin, mga senador o kahit private individual ay puwedeng manawagan na magbitiw ang isang tao," Andanar said in an interview on Unang Balita.

"Meron nga pinagbibitiw si Pangulo, eh ako pa, di ba?"

1-Ang Edukasyon party-list Representative Salvador Belaro said Wednesday Andanar should also resign in order for the PCOO to start with a clean slate following the resignation of controversial Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson.

Belaro noted that Uson was just one of the many symptoms of what is wrong in the PCOO.

"Secretary Martin Andanar should also resign to take moral and command responsibility for the numerous failings of the PCOO and agencies under his jurisdiction," Belaro said.

Uson stepped down from her post, hoping that it would make way for the swift approval of the agency's budget in Congress. —Anna Felicia Bajo/KBK, GMA News