Sinabi ng Pangulo na bagaman walang basehan ang paratang na ito dahil kita naman ng publiko sa telebisyon ang ginawang paglutas sa krisis ay makabubuting imbestigahan ang naturang alegasyon.
"I think everybody was watching what was happening, the whole thing was happening on TV. I do not know if any of you could imagine how it could have been salvage when nobody could enter before the offense started. We have to have it investigated. So we are instructing the investigating agencies to look into this allegaiton," anang Pangulo. (Ulat ni Lilia Tolentino)