Poe defends husband: Binay has a lot more explaining to do
Presidential aspirant Grace Poe said Vice President Jejomar Binay has a lot more explaining to do than her family does.
This was how Poe shot back at Binay’s reported statement that she should answer about the status of her husband’s, Niel Llamanzares, citizenship.
“Nasagot ko na ‘yan, ilang beses, nasa proseso na ‘yan,” she said in an interview in Parañaque City on Monday.
“At alam niyo, marami siyang (Binay) dapat isagot, wala kaming kasalanan sa bansa. Ito ay naaayon sa tamang proseso. Ang aking asawa at mga anak ay natural-born Filipino citizens katulad ko.”
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Article continues after this advertisementPoe earlier said that her husband, who is a citizen of both the United States and Philippines, is now in the process renouncing his US citizenship.
Article continues after this advertisementAs to Binay’s alleged remark that the Philippines was only her second option, she said, “Ah, ganoon? Alam mo, ayoko na siyang bastusin; ‘di ba, nasabi ko na. Mas marami siyang isyu na dapat ay nilinaw niya.”
“‘Yung para sa akin, ako ay Pilipino, ang aking mga anak at asawa… At paulit-ulit niyang ibinabalik doon sapagkat ‘yung sa kanya, kailangan pa niyang harapin,” she added.
Poe also denied attempts to link her husband with businessman Eduardo Cojuangco, founder of Nationalist People’s Coalition and chair of San Miguel Corp.
“Hindi naman totoo ‘yon. Unang-una, sa aking trabaho, nagkaroon ba ng pagkakataon kung saan pinanigan ko ang maski na anong kompanya na hindi naaayon sa ating bansa? O pinanigan ko ba ang ating kompanya laban sa ating mga kababayan? Never kong ginawa ‘yon,” she said.
She reiterated that if she gets elected president, her first act would be an executive order on the proposed Freedom of Information so that people would see if she would favor anyone.
“Para sa akin, ibinabalik talaga nila dito sa citizenship. Sabi ko, marami tayong mga kababayan na umalis ng ating bansa, hindi naman nawalan ng pagmamahal. May oportunidad doon para mabuhay ng marangal. ‘Yan ang kulang sa atin, kaya nga ipinaglalaban natin na dapat sapat ang trabaho dito para sa atin. Tapos ‘pag umalis at bumalik ditto, sinasabi natin ‘bagong bayani, bumalik kayo,’” she said.
“Ngayon, sasabihin niya na hindi tama ‘yon at ako’y may ginawang masama. Bakit? ‘Yon ba ay pagnanakaw, ‘yon ba ay pagpatay, ‘yon ba ay panlalamang ng tao?
“So nakakalungkot naman at siguro nasabi ko na ‘yan sa debate. Bahala na ‘yung tao ang humusga. Basta ako ay bumalik dito kung kailan ang tatay ko namatay, kung kailan ang administrasyon ay laban sa amin, kasama pa nga siya e ‘nung mga panahon na ‘yon,” Poe added. JE
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