Press Release
February 25, 2009

STATEMENT OF SENATOR MAR ROXAS ON THE OMBUDSMAN CASE VS. LP STALWART NERIC ACOSTA

"Former Bukidnon Rep. Nereus Acosta, a Liberal stalwart and Grameen banking pioneer in the Philippines, has unfortunately become an unwitting collateral damage in this renewed attacks by the Arroyo administration against me and the Liberals for standing up for accountability and good governance. Ito ang ganti ni GMA at ni FG sa pagtindig ko laban sa kanilang katiwalian.

"Alam ng taumbayan kung papaano tumindig ako at ang mga Liberal laban sa katiwalian at para sa malinis at wastong pamamahala. Alam ng taumbayan kung paano umiiral ang mga sindikato ng korapsyon sa loob ng gobyerno. Kaya alam nilang ang kaso laban kay Dr. Neric ay operasyon lang laban sa akin at sa mga Liberal.

"As we escalate our opposition to corruption, unfairness and injustice in government, we expect that the same government will escalate their assault against their critics. We expect that they will use the "rule by law and coercion" at the expense of the rule of law.

"Hindi kami matitinag. Hindi kami titigil sa aming pagbabantay laban sa katiwalian at mga maling patakaran ng pamahalaang Arroyo. Dahil mahalaga na makamtan ng taumbayan ang bunga ng malinis na pamahalaan."

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