Senator Ferdinand “Bong-bong” Marcos Jr. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Ferdinand “Bong-Bong” Marcos Jr. is confident that he and his colleagues would be cleared from any allegation of wrongdoing when Janet Lim-Napoles finally testifies on the P10 billion “pork barrel” scam.
Marcos has been mentioned in media reports as among the legislators who allegedly gave funds to fake non-government organizations linked to Napoles.
“The entire nation deserves to know the truth behind this issue. But more importantly, as a matter of this very vilified condition, I want the truth to come out as I am confident that it would eventually clear my name and other colleagues from any allegation of wrongdoing,” Marcos said in a statement on Thursday.
“As I have said before, I will extend my full cooperation and support in the effort to bring out the truth behind this controversy so that we, the country, and the people can move on in the task of nation-building,” he added.
Marcos issued the statements a day after Senate President Franklin Drilon announced his decision to sign the subpoena for Napoles.
Marcos said he was fully behind Drilon’s decision and in fact would have voted for the issuance of the subpoena had it been put to a vote in a caucus Wednesday.
“I would have voted in favor of asserting the independence and authority of the Senate by issuing summons to Ms. Napoles in the spirit of transparency and ferreting out the truth,’ he said.
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