1-Rider party-list Representative and senatorial candidate Bonifacio Bosita denied that he called the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte corrupt.
It can be recalled that Bosita’s statement during an interview with journalist Bernadette Sembrano went viral after he compared the current administration to past leadership.
“Infairness dito sa administration, etong latest ha… Hindi na kasing corrupt ng dati. Dati corrupot talaga, ngayon ‘yung budget ng facilities, ng buildings, ng construction [ay] na-u-utilize properly,” said Bosita.
Bosita clarified that he was referring to the administration before 2006, saying that he was involved in the engineering work of the PNP at that time.
According to Sembrano’s YouTube channel, the interview was uploaded in November 2022, but the actual interview date was still unknown.
“Huwag natin sirain si former President Duterte gamit ang FAKE news. Bago mag 2006 ang mga administrations na tinutukoy sa video, samantalang 2016 umupo si PRRD,” said Bosita.
Bosita made the clarification after he received a tremendous amount of criticism on social media, and netizens thought he was referring to FPRRD’s administration as corrupt.
However, some netizens were still disappointed with Bosita and even highlighted his participation in making claims on the quota system during the Oplan Tokhang.