JdV renews vow to pursue his moral revolution
At the right time and at the right place.
This was the latest vow made by former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. amidst growing calls and criticisms on his seeming reluctance to testify on the shelved ZTE-NBN deal and corruption in general despite his repeated pronouncements for a moral revolution in government.
“At the proper time and at the proper forum soon, I shall testify willingly on what I know of the ZTE scandal and other instances of corruption in government,” said De Venecia.
The 4th District representative underscored the need to focus his attention at this time on helping the province in its rehabilitation efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Cosme.
He also cited his health condition for postponing his testimony.
“Give me a few more weeks. I have to be healthy because when I testify in the Senate it would be a protracted conflict, it will be a long drawn out battle,” said De Venecia who was hospitalized in Doha, Qatar following a series of speaking engagements in different countries.
“When I go there, I do not want to appear there for only one hour or two hours. Maybe, I will appear there about 10 hours. Maybe I will appear there for several weeks, bakbakan ito eh,” he said.
Further, De Venecia said he does not wish to add to the problems currently facing the government as well as trigger a political crisis which may prompt the Arroyo administration to declare martial law.
“Already the nation and our people are suffering. Unfortunately, it looks like things will get much worse before they get better,” he said.
De Venecia nonetheless reaffirmed his commitment to the public’s search for truth and that he is ready to face the political consequences of his testimony.
“They will try to hurt me. They will try to destroy me but I am willing to face all these odds because we have to, in our search for truth, to tell the truth to our people”.#
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