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Majority of senators sign censure-Parlade resolution

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MAJORITY of the senators have signed a Senate Resolution seeking to censure Lt.Gen. Antonio Parlade, the controversial spokesman of the interagency task force on communist insurgency who called senators “stupid” for saying they will defund the task force.

Crossing partylines, at least 13 senators so far have affixed their signatures in a resolution authored by Minority Leader Franklin Drilon denouncing Parlade for insulting remarks against the lawmakers.

The draft resolution, still being circulated for signatures of other senators, seeks sanctions against Parlade for “disrespectful, derogatory and demeaning statements without basis” that attacked the senators who criticized his penchant for “red-tagging” in linking various groups to leftist elements. The latest object of such red-tagging were organizers of the community pantries, a volunteer-led initiative that encourages people to donate what they can to a community pantry, and take what they need. The initiative began on Maginhawa Street in Quezon City has spread like wildfire.

While the organizers said they simply wanted to help those badly hit by the pandemic-induced lockdowns, Parlade seized on critical comments that said the pantries show up government’s poor pandemic response.

Signatories to the resolution comprising a majority affirmed the need for higher authorities to castigate Lt. Gen.Parlade for “insulting remarks” against senators who commented on the military officer’s “red-tagging,” even calling senators “stupid.”

Parlade was reported to have made the insulting remark in an interview after lawmakers mulled over options to defund  the National Task Force For  Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) where he served as spokesman, saying lawmakers would be “stupid” to defund an agency after passing the appropriations law for 2021.

Apart from Drilon, other signatories as of 4 p.m. Monday are Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto and Senators Risa Hontiveros, Nancy Binay, Grace Poe, Sherwin Gatchalian, Richard Gordon, Leila de Lima, Joel Villanueva, Francis Pangilinan, Pia Cayetano and Panfilo Lacson.

The Senate is expected to take plenary action on the resolution when regular session reconvenes on May 17. 

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