Sen. Nancy Binay. RYAN LEAGOGO/黑料社 FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines鈥揝enator Nancy Binay was overwhelmed Friday by praises she said she has been receiving for聽聽 asking pointed questions to Budget Secretary Florencio聽聽 Abad聽聽 during Thursday鈥檚 Senate hearing 聽 on the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).
Binay said she even got a call聽聽 from his father, Vice President Jejomar Binay, to congratulate聽聽 her.
鈥淢arami ho akong natanggap sa text tapos tinawagan ho ako ng ating Vice President, kino-congratulate niya ho ako kasi parang ang dami ring nagtetext sa kanya pinupuri nga daw ho iyong ginawa ko kahapon,鈥� she said in an interview聽聽 over Radyo Inquirer 990AM.
(I received聽聽 a lot of text聽聽 then a call from聽聽 our Vice President 聽 congratulating聽聽 me聽聽 because many聽聽 are also texting聽聽 him supposedly praising me because of what I did yesterday.)
鈥淚 think kahit ho yata siya (Vice President) ay nagulat na pwede pala akong magalit 聽 kahit na kaunti,鈥� the senator added.
(I think even the Vice President聽聽 was surprised that I can聽聽 also get mad even just a little)
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Even her own聽聽 colleague in the 聽 minority bloc, Senator Joseph Victor V. 聽Ejercito,聽聽 took the聽聽 social networking site, Twitter,聽聽 to praise her.
houtout to my colleague in the minority and seatmate, Sen.聽 !鈥� Ejercito posted on his account聽聽 during the hearing.
But Senator Binay pointed out that even when she was still running for the Senate, she was unfazed by criticisms knowing 聽 herself and what she could do for the聽聽 country.
鈥淜aya nga ho noong election, noong nangangampanya kaya hindi ho ako masyadong naapektuhan, alam ko naman聽聽 iyon kakayahan ko at hindi naman ho ako papasok sa isang bagay na hindi ko kayang gampanan,鈥� she said.
(That鈥檚 why during the election, the campaign, I was not affected [by criticisms] because I know what I can聽聽 do and聽聽 I鈥檒l not get into something that I know I can鈥檛 do)
As an opposition member, Senator Binay said she was just doing her role as 鈥渇iscalizer.鈥�
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