MOCHA USON
SINABI ni Sen. Grace Poe na dapat nang isara ni Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson ang kanyang blog o kaya naman ay bumalik na lamang siya sa pribadong sektor.
Ito’y matapos ituloy ng Senate committee on public information and mass media ang pagdinig kaugnay ng fake news.
Iginiit ni Poe na nag-o-overlap na ang trabaho ni Mocha bilang assistant secretary ng Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) at bilang isang blogger.
Partikular na binanggit ni Poe ang Section 7 ng Republic Act 6713.
“It’s very hard to separate her own personal opinion from that of the PCOO. Have you ever considered, and I will ask this and I hope you niwill answer in all candidness that since her own private blog is also a way of expressing and communicating, that this indeed (is) overlapping with her official functions? Perhaps even using government time to be able to fulfill her work in her blog,” sabi ni Poe.
Tinanong din ni Poe si Communications Secretary Martin Andanar kung hindi ito maituturing na conflict of interest.
“Have you ever considered that perhaps this a conflict of interest and it should be shut down, Sir?” tanong ni Poe kay Andanar.
Idinagdag ni Poe na dapat pairalin ni Andanar ang kanyang otoridad kay Uson.
“Is there a suspension or is just merely a slap on the wrist…? So what do you do? What particular penalties or action do you take for employees?” tanong pa ni Poe kay Andanar.
Idinagdag ni Poe na dapat ay manatili na lamang si Uson sa pagba-blog sakaling hindi niya ito maiwasan.
“I think that Asec Mocha would be permitted to speak out should she be in the private sector,” ayon pa kay Poe.