STATEMENT BY THE
HONORABLE RON P. SALO
KABAYAN Party-list
Assistant Majority Leader
09178917755 Twitter: @Kabayan_Ron
ROQUE = BULLY, FAKE, EXPELLED MEMBER OF KABAYAN
We stood our ground against Harry Roque’s bullying, both against me and against KABAYAN Party-list. And we shall stand to repulse him because the ground we stand on is the Constitution and the law - the 1987 Philippine Constitution and the Party-list Law (RA 7941).
Roque himself said on ANC, in a live phone interview with broadcast journalist Karen Davila, Tuesday morning November 7, that he has ceased to be a congressman.
https://goo.gl/L2oJnG That was when he took his oath of office as Presidential Spokesperson on Monday, November 6, 2017.
The moment he assumed that office that is incompatible with the post of congressman, the House seat became automatically vacant. The 1987 Constitution is clear on this.
Roque therefore cannot perform any function akin and inherent to his former post as congressman. The case involving him before the HRET, as well as the case he filed with COMELEC to prevent his expulsion from the House of Representatives, is now moot and academic.
Roque was expelled from KABAYAN Party-list in January 2017 and has lost the right and authority to speak for KABAYAN. He has no legal ground to stand on.
Hindi na siya maaaring mamangka sa dalawang ilog.
His continuing machinations, lies, manipulation, and bullying won’t do him any good. They will all come back to haunt him. KABAYAN Party-list will exert all legal efforts to keep Roque in his place and repel all of his illegal actions and statements against the party.
Roque only served his own interests when he served as congressman in utter disregard of the KABAYAN Party-list agenda. He was expelled for that.
Certainly, it will be good for the country and himself if he focuses his attention on his work as Presidential Spokesperson, particularly now that calls for his resignation are already mounting despite just having assumed the post, instead of wasting his time in ensuring that his dummy gets to sit as KABAYAN Party-list representative. (END)
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