BEIJING, China, Nov 13 — President Benigno S. Aquino III said he wished the Senate investigation on Vice President Jejomar Binay would conclude soon so legislators could focus on pressing issues.
The President said that while he respects the Senate as a co-equal branch of government, legislators also have obligations to the people, aside from conducting such investigations.
“Hindi ko maiaalis, siyempre, tulad ninyo iniisip ko rin: Parang may balance in politics at saka ‘yung responsibilities natin dito,” he told the Philippine media delegation in an interview at the Philippine embassy here Tuesday night.
“And I’d like to think that we have responsible members in the Senate who are attending to their other functions besides this.”
The President noted that a number of bills are pending before the Congress, among them the fiscal rationalization bill, the military pension system, the Build-Operate-Transfer Law, the supplemental budget, and the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
He said he wishes that Congress would focus on these legislative matters, considering that he has less than 600 days in office before he steps down in 2016.
Vice President Binay is being investigated by a Senate committee for alleged overpricing on the construction of the Makati City hall building. (PCOO/PND)
