Drilon: ‘Playgirls’ show had no blessing of Liberal Party

Senate President Franklin Drilon. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / JOAN BONDOC

The controversial lewd show at a birthday party of a Liberal Party (LP) member had no blessings by the party itself, Senate President  Franklin Drilon said on Monday.

Drilon, vice chairman of LP,  made this  clarification  amid continued public protests on  the the bawdy performance of the sexy dance group Playgirls during the recent  birthday  party   for  an LP member,  Laguna Rep. Benjie Agarao.

READ:  Sexy show stirs storm; LP, Palace not amused 

“Liwanagin lang po natin, wala pong basbas ng Partido Liberal ang nangyari, sa katunayan iyon po ay local affair, yun po ay birthday ni Benjie Agarao. Nagpasumpa doon ng 80 na local members ng Partido Liberal,”   the Senate leader said in an interview over DZRH.

(Let’s make it clear, the incident had no blessing  of the Liberal Party,  in fact,  it was a local affair,  it’s the birthday of  Benjie Agarao. Eighty local members of the Liberal Party were sworn in there.)

Drilon also pointed out that Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino, who allegedly hired  the group as birthday  present  for Agarao, was not also a member of  the LP.

“Bigyan po natin ng pagkakataon ang partido na suriin ng husto kung ano ang nangyari, at itong linggong ito ay magkakaroon ng announcement,”   he said.

(Let’s give  the party a chance to thoroughly  look at the incident  and this  week, we’ll have an announcement.)

Before the controversy,  Tolentino was among those reportedly  included  in the  LP senatorial ticket next year.

READ: LP may let go of Tolentino  

But Drilon said  the  LP has to discuss yet and decide within the week  its  final list of 12   candidates that will be included in  its senatorial  slate.

“Mahigit po sa 12 ang mga nasa aming listahan, kaya baka hihingiin pa namin itong linggo na ito para matapos namin ang 12 – not dahil kulang, pero sobra po – kaya nag-uusap po kung sino ang baka pwede magbigay o give up para magkaroon ng 12,”  the Senate leader added.

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