Joker won’t argue with ‘trainee’

ormer senator oker rro o es terda declined to comment on fresh attacks hurled against him b presiden tial spokesman dwin acierda o er the alleged misuse of the billion isbursement cceleration rogram last ear

t is unkind to argue with a trainee, rro o said

e said he is against mo es to im peach the resident, but he is disap pointed on how uino and his minions are running the administration

he former senator said the countr could not afford et another di isi e process of impeaching a ranking official, following the highl publici ed trial and ouster of former chief ustice enato orona last ear

rro o disputed acierda s claim that he was mum on issues of corruption during the past administration of former resident loria acapagal rro o he former chief e ecuti e and the e senator are not related

made a separate opinion condemn ing the deal he broadband deal, that it was wrong at the outset o other senator made a separate opinion, rro o said

he spat between rro o and aci erda si led earl this week when the former senator blasted alace spokes persons for allegedl being indolent

acierda has accused alaca ang critics of den ing, obscuring and misdirecting the issue on the riorit e elopment ssistance und , sa ing the issue is the misuse of the pork barrel and who profited from such misuse

rro o has critici ed udget ec lorencio bad o er the alleged misuse of , as well as the what he described as budgetar dictatorship in the handling of funds under the present administration

rro o ob ected to his being listed b the as among those who got million in for his pet pro ects in ebruar last ear

e denied s claim, noting that the allocations for the reno ation of three schools in icol, his home pro ince, came from the amendments he introduced in the budget