A member of the opposition urged President Benigno “Noynoy†Aquino III today to “get to the bottom†of Senator Panfilo Lacson’s alleged use of fake travel documents.
Zambales Rep. Mitos Magsaysay said the Aquino administration should not condone the act “[since] a sitting senator violated the law of using fake documents.â€
She said if Aquino fails to give this proper attention “then he is definitely coddling wrongful acts as long as it is done by his allies. Nasaan ngayon ang matuwid na daan?â€
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Philippine consulates abroad earlier said they did not issue any travel document to Senator Panfilo Lacson.
In a letter dated March 31, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Rafael Seguis told Justice Secretary Leila de Lima “the DFA’s Property Division said that Philippine Travel Document with Serial Number 34258 is still with the department and has not yet been sent out to any particular post.â€
Lacson supposedly used the travel document to return back to the country after more than a year in hiding.
“The Philippine Consulates General in Hong Kong, Macau, Xiamen and Guangzhou have denied issuing a travel document to Senator Lacson,†Seguis added.
The consulates there also stressed that the travel document with the same serial number “is not within the series of Philippine Travel Documents issued to them.â€
Malacañang said it will already leave the matter to the Department of Justice.
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