SENATOR听Richard听J.听Gordon听on听Tuesday听said听he听was听not听afraid听of听President Rodrigo R. Duterte, whom he called a bully for lambasting him and the Senate probe of alleged government misuse of anti-pandemic funds.听
鈥淨uite frankly Mr. President, you are boring,鈥 the lawmaker, who heads the Senate blue ribbon committee, said at a hearing. 鈥淚 am not afraid of you. Do your worst as you did with ABS-CBN, as you did to an elected senator.鈥澨
鈥渊辞耻听补谤别听补听产耻濒濒测.听罢丑别听贵颈濒颈辫颈苍辞听辫别辞辫濒别听肠补苍听蹿颈驳丑迟听产补肠办听补驳补颈苍蝉迟听产耻濒濒颈别蝉.听罢丑别听贵颈濒颈辫颈苍辞蝉听肠补苍听丑补惫别听补听谤别惫辞濒耻迟颈辞苍听补驳补颈苍蝉迟听产耻濒濒颈别蝉,鈥澨齢别听补诲诲别诲.听
Mr. Gordon said Mr. Duterte had taken the Senate investigation as a personal attack.听
鈥淲e听have听deprived听the听Filipino听people听proper听access听to听hospitalization,听so听many听people听are听getting听sick,鈥 he said in mixed English and Filipino. 鈥淧eople听are听having听a听hard听time听finding听hospitals,听that鈥檚听what听deserves听our听attention.鈥澨
鈥淲丑测听补谤别听测辞耻听蹿颈驳丑迟颈苍驳听尘别?听滨听补尘听辞苍濒测听诲辞颈苍驳听尘测听诲耻迟测,鈥澨齢别听补诲诲别诲.听
During听the听hearing,听Mr.听Gordon听scolded former Budget Procurement Service chief听Lloyd听C.听Lao听for his alleged arrogance, which he traced to presidential backing.听
鈥沦丑补尘别听辞苍听测辞耻,鈥澨齅谤.听骋辞谤诲辞苍听蝉补颈诲.听鈥淭丑颈蝉听驳耻测听迟丑颈苍办蝉听丑别鈥檚听迟丑别听办颈苍驳听辞蹿听迟丑别听丑颈驳丑飞补测.鈥澨
Mr.听Lao听defended听Pharmally听Pharmaceuticals听Corp.,听which听received听P8听billion听worth听of听contracts听for medical supplies. He said the company had the capacity to听deliver听and听had听no听negative听record.听鈥斕Alyssa Nicole O. Tan听
