MULING ipinagtanggol ng Palasyo si Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno matapos namang muling isnabin ang pagdinig sa Kamara.
“Secretary Benjamin Diokno has already manifested his position on the matter and his explanation for not attending the congressional hearing today is well-founded in fact and in law. We thus respect the Budget Secretary’s decision and we are hopeful that knowledgeable men and women of Congress would similarly find the circumstances surrounding the said official’s explanation justifiable as they perform their best in passing this year’s budget,” sabi Presidential Spokesperson at Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo.
Tumanggi namang magkomento ang Palasyo sa panibagong alegasyon ng umano’y panunuhol ni Diokno na P40 bilyon sa Kamara.