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MANILA, Philippines -- Malacańang on Thursday hit back at critics who accused President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of plotting emergency rule on the pretext of the wave of bombings in Mindanao.
“As government goes about its job of tracking down the culprits and protecting the public, what cannot be condoned are the attempts of some people to profit politically from these incidents,” deputy presidential spokesman Anthony Golez said at a news briefing.
“Now the critics even go as far as to accuse the Palace of complicity in the bombing incidents, supposedly as an excuse to declare martial law. As with their other big lies, this preposterous claim is offered up with not a shred of evidence in support,” he added, reading from a statement.
