MMDA acting chairman Carlo Dimayuga came to the defense of “good friend” former Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor, who came under fire for an appearance at one of the agency’s events recently.
But Dimayuga clarified that he was the one who sought Defensor’s presence in that event, given his broad experience in government.
“Mike is a good friend of mine. Alam naman natin yung kanyang experience sa government, masyadong malalim and dito sa Balik Eskwela Program, I asked for his advice. Bumisita lang po siya doon,” he added.On Wednesday, Enrile exhorted government officials to be careful about showing “an arrogance of power.”
“I suggest we should be very careful in not carelessly showing an arrogance of power in our behavior as public persons, especially if we are somewhat identified with the current regime. Please, ladies and gentlemen be careful! The public is watching,” the nonagenarian official, widely considered a legal luminary of his time, said.ADVERTISEMENT
To recall, Defensor ran for mayor in Quezon City in the May polls but lost by a wide margin — more than 230,000 votes — to reelectionist Mayor Joy Belmonte.
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