Press Release
August 6, 2007

Transcript of interview with Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada

Unification talks

SEN. JINGGOY: We're talking as fellow colleague here in the Senate.

Re-unification?

SEN. JINGGOY: Well I am trying to mediate between the group of Senators Lacson and company together with the group of Senate President Villar. Pero wala pang final.

Isolate the administration minority?

SEN. JINGGOY: Hindi naman basta ang purpose naman naming ay makuha ng oposisyon ang blue ribbon committee. Na dapat maibigay sa oposisyon ang blue ribbon committee. I think babasahin na ngayon ni Senate President kung kanino maibibigay ang blue ribbon committee and I am very confident that it will be given to a member of the opposition.

Continued unification

SEN. JINGGOY:Kailangan may pag-uusap pa rin. Kailangan may usapan pa rin. Kailangan mag-usap pa rin kami,

On opposition

SEN. JINGGOY:I am quite disappointed because it is quite pathetic that we the members of the opposition actually we have the numbers here in the Senate tapos ang magdodominate ay ang Administration

And you don't like it that way?

SEN. JINGGOY:That is my own opinion. Hindi ako umaalis, I have never abandoned the opposition.

Nagising na ba kayo?

SEN. JINGGOY:Unang-una ang pinaka importante naman sa aming lahat sa opposition ay yung investigative body ditto sa Senado which is the Blue Ribbon Committee. I gave a statement even before that if the Blue Ribbon Committee will be handed over a member of the administration then I will resign as Senate President Pro Tempore, now if it will be handed to an opposition Senator then I will remain.

Sir will you have the numbers?

SEN. JINGGOY:Pagdating sa botohan talo na sila. Dahil sina Senators Cayetano and Escuderro will definitely vote for the opposition Senator who will be nominated for the Blue Ribbon Committee.

Magbobotohan kayo Sir?

SEN. JINGGOY:Kung wala ng umangal kung sino ang babasahin ni Senate President, wala naman, wala ng botohan.

Sino sir? Allan Peter Cayetano?

SEN. JINGGOY: Most likely.

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