UMAPELA si Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan kay Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson na pag-isipang muli umano ang pagbibitiw bilang chairman ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, at iginiit na nananatili ang suporta ng mayorya.

“I hope Senator Ping will reconsider his decision to resign as Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee,” sabi ni Pangilinan.

Ayon kay Pangilinan, natalakay sa majority caucus noong nakaraang Miyerkules, October 1, ang mga concern ng ilang kasamahan sa mayorya hinggil sa naunang public statements ni Lacson.

Aniya, naipaliwanag ito ni Lacson sa pulong at “no one in the majority bloc sought his replacement as Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman.”

“I appeal to Senator Ping to stay on as Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman and appeal as well to our colleagues in the majority bloc to reaffirm our support for him to stay on even as we iron out our differences,” dagdag niya.

Pinuri ni Pangilinan ang pagiging sensitibo ni Lacson sa sentimyento ng mayorya na umano’y dahilan ng pagbibitiw, ngunit umaasa siyang sa panibagong suporta ay mapapaniwala si Lacson na manatili. “While I appreciate Senator Ping’s sensitivity to the sentiments expressed by our fellow Senators in the Majority as a reason for his resignation, I am still hopeful that with the renewed support of the Majority bloc he will be convinced to stay on,” aniya.

“Now more than ever, amidst the political crisis facing the nation, our people are looking for stability and certainty in the state of our affairs and looking to the strength of our institutions to withstand the ongoing crisis and resolve it in favor of truth, transparency and public accountability,” sabi pa ni Pangilinan.