MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos will no longer be deceived by the claims of the Aquino administration that lives have improved under its watch, a spokesperson for Vice President Jejomar Binay said yesterday.
“One thing is sure: as the twilight of the administration fast approaches, it will continue to flood the media with lies. But no amount of sugarcoating can cover for the incompetent and insensitive governance which has miserably failed to deliver meaningful changes for our people,” Joey Salgado, Binay’s spokesperson for media affairs, said in a statement.
“Huwag ismolin: matalino ang masang Pilipino (Don’t belittle them, the Filipino masses are smart),” Salgado said.
He said two weeks after Binay delivered his “true State of the Nation Address,” the administration has yet to give a credible response as it opted to issue half-truths and nitpick on details.
“While the administration will continue to insist it has never told a lie in their response to the Vice President, records show it has consistently twisted the truth,” he said.
According to Salgado, Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya lied when he said the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) had more than seven trains running, which was contrary to Binay’s claim in his “true SONA.”
Salgado said it was the MRT general manager himself who revealed that only seven trains ran on June 1 as some trains had problems with air-conditioning and could not be used that day.
He also said the administration lied when it denied supposed delays in the distribution of the Yolanda rehabilitation fund.