Senator‑judge Raffy Tulfo lashed out at OVP Assistant Secretary Lemuel Ortonio after he admitted he did not ask Col. Dante Lachica for details on confidential fund spending, particularly medicines.
Tulfo questioned why Ortonio failed to probe further:”Sakitin ba ang karamihan sa mga informants ng OVP? Hindi ba kayo nagtaka eh napaka-intelihente ninyong tao?”
Ortonio said he had no position to inquire, prompting Tulfo to retort: “It defies logic, Hindi kapani-paniwala ka rito. Nakakahiya ang mga paaralan kung saan ka graduate kasi ipinakita mo ngayon na nagtatanga-tangahan ka.”
Tulfo warned that continued denial could lead to jail or resignation: “Kung patuloy kang magbulag-bulagan, maaari kang makulong o mag-resign ka na lang. kung ako magre-resign na lang.”
Presiding Officer Chiz Escudero ordered the impeachment court record to replace Tulfo’s phrase “nagtatanga‑tangahan” with “feigning ignorance.” # (RRN)
