Comebacking Manila Mayor Lito Atienza yesterday dared Mayor Alfredo Lim to charge him in court if he has evidence to prove his allegations that he sold parcels of land owned by the local government.
Atienza said Lim should stop his propaganda which consists of lies and nonsense issues, including accusations that he sold city government properties.
He clarified that Lim had also used the same issue against him in 2007. He claimed that if the issue were true and they had evidence against him, they should have sued him back then.
“I challenge them to sue me, so people would know that the issues they're talking about are all lies. Now if they refuse to file charges in court, that means they themselves know that there's no truth to their allegations. It's as simple as that,” Atienza said.
He advised Lim to refrain from talking, saying he's the one who engages in corruption and the one who has much explaining to do to Manilans including the anomalous sale of Century Park Hotel.
“It was his own lawyer, Rey Bagatsing, who filed graft charges against him at the Office of the Ombudsman,” Atienza said. “A lot of cases have been slapped against him and his city officials. They are the ones who have been sued so they should be explaining in court the string of corruption cases filed against them.”
Atienza said he believes that Manilans are intelligent enough to determine who is telling the truth and who is telling lies. He said he is confident that the residents do not believe in fabricated stories or issues concocted against him.
At the same time, Atienza urged city residents to watch over Lim and his officials because they just might also consider selling the City Hall especially now that the time for them to step down from their post nears.
Atienza said Lim should stop his propaganda which consists of lies and nonsense issues, including accusations that he sold city government properties.
He clarified that Lim had also used the same issue against him in 2007. He claimed that if the issue were true and they had evidence against him, they should have sued him back then.
“I challenge them to sue me, so people would know that the issues they're talking about are all lies. Now if they refuse to file charges in court, that means they themselves know that there's no truth to their allegations. It's as simple as that,” Atienza said.
He advised Lim to refrain from talking, saying he's the one who engages in corruption and the one who has much explaining to do to Manilans including the anomalous sale of Century Park Hotel.
“It was his own lawyer, Rey Bagatsing, who filed graft charges against him at the Office of the Ombudsman,” Atienza said. “A lot of cases have been slapped against him and his city officials. They are the ones who have been sued so they should be explaining in court the string of corruption cases filed against them.”
Atienza said he believes that Manilans are intelligent enough to determine who is telling the truth and who is telling lies. He said he is confident that the residents do not believe in fabricated stories or issues concocted against him.
At the same time, Atienza urged city residents to watch over Lim and his officials because they just might also consider selling the City Hall especially now that the time for them to step down from their post nears.
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