Ipinahayag ng Makabayan Coalition na hindi sapat ang pagbibitiw nina Executive Secretary Adrian Bersamin at Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, dapat harapin ang imbestigasyon at kasong kriminal pati ng kanilang mga kasabwat.
“These resignations tell us that President Marcos himself is feeling the heat from the corruption scandals plaguing his administration. The fact that his most trusted officials after former Cong. Zaldy Co’s revelations, are jumping ship is a clear admission of guilt and an attempt to shield the President from accountability,” sabi ng koalisyon.
Binigyang-diin ng Makabayan na dapat saklawin ng imbestigasyon ang Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) Undersecretary Adrian Bersamin, Department of Education Undersecretary Trygve Olaivar, Department of Justice Undersecretary Jose Cadiz Jr., at lahat ng iba pang sangkot sa mga kuwestiyonableng transaksyon.
“No one should be spared from scrutiny.”
“Most importantly, the probe must now include President Marcos Jr. himself. If his Executive Secretary is deeply involved in corruption, how can the President claim ignorance?” tanong ng grupo.
Binigyang-diin ng koalisyon na si Bersamin, bilang executive secretary, ay itinuturing na alter ego ng Pangulo.
Ang kanyang pagkakasangkot, ayon sa grupo, ay tuwirang nag-uugnay kay Marcos Jr.
“It is no longer tenable for the President to maintain that he knows nothing and has nothing to account for when the core members of his cabinet are implicated as key players in the corruption scandal. It is time to come clean and admit accountability,” ayon sa Makabayan.
Nagbabala rin ang grupo na hindi nito papayagang gamitin ang mga pagbibitiw bilang panangga upang mailigtas ang tunay na mga salarin.
“Dapat maihatid ang hustisya, at ang pananagutan ay umabot hanggang sa pinakamataas na antas ng pamahalaan,” pahayag nito.
“We call on all institutions—Congress, the Ombudsman, and law enforcement agencies—to pursue this investigation without fear or favor. The culture of impunity in the Marcos administration must end,” anang koalisyon. (ROSE NOVENARIO)