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Cayetano questions NBI threat briefing to select senators

Cayetano questions NBI threat briefing to select senators
Cayetano questions NBI threat briefing to select senators

Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday raised concerns over reports that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) had informed only select senators of an alleged threat against the Senate, while also questioning why the warning surfaced at this particular time.

The issue arose after Senator Sherwin Gatchalian disclosed that some senators had been briefed by the NBI about a supposed threat to the institution, prompting heightened security measures within the Senate.

Cayetano said any credible threat against the Senate should have been relayed to all senators and coordinated through the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms, which is responsible for the institution’s security.

“If the threat is credible, then every Senator, every member of the Secretariat, and every individual who works within these walls deserves to be informed and protected,” Cayetano said in a statement issued June 9.

“Security is not the concern of one bloc. It is the concern of the entire Senate,” he added.

He questioned why the information was reportedly disclosed only to certain senators and not to the entire chamber.

“The moment a ‘security threat’ is briefed to some and withheld from others, it ceases to be a security matter and becomes a political instrument,” he said.

Cayetano also raised concerns about the source of the reported intelligence.

“It did not come from the Senate’s own Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms, the office constitutionally charged with protecting this institution. It came from the NBI,” he said.

He said the reported intelligence should first be verified before being accepted as fact and called for a clearer accounting of how the information was obtained and communicated.

Questioning the timing of the disclosure, Cayetano noted that it emerged as the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee continues its investigation into alleged irregularities in flood control projects.

“The timing demands honesty. This ‘threat’ surfaces precisely as the testimonies made in the latest Blue Ribbon Committee hearing begin to press for answers from the names it has raised,” he said.

The Senate President was referring to the June 4 hearing in which 18 former Marines testified and implicated several politicians in the alleged distribution of suitcases of cash.

Despite the reported threat, Cayetano said the Senate should remain focused on its work.

“Let there be no misunderstanding: the work of this Senate must continue. The surest test of whether a threat is genuine and not a pretext is simple – a real threat is used to protect the Senate’s work, never to suspend it,” he said.

NBI briefing sa piling senador ukol sa banta sa Senado, kinuwestiyon ni Cayetano

Kinuwestiyon ni Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano nitong Martes ang ulat na piling senador lamang ang binigyan ng impormasyon ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) tungkol sa umano’y banta laban sa Senado.

Lumutang ang isyu matapos ibunyag ni Sherwin Gatchalian na may ilang senador na naabisuhan ng NBI hinggil sa umano’y bantang kinahaharap ng Senado, dahilan upang higpitan ang seguridad sa loob ng institusyon.

Ayon kay Cayetano, kung tunay at kapani-paniwala ang naturang banta, nararapat lamang na maipabatid ito sa lahat ng senador at maayos na maiproseso sa pamamagitan ng Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms na siyang may pangunahing tungkulin sa seguridad ng Senado.

“If the threat is credible, then every Senator, every member of the Secretariat, and every individual who works within these walls deserves to be informed and protected,” wika nii Cayetano sa isang pahayag na inilabas nitong June 9.

“Security is not the concern of one bloc. It is the concern of the entire Senate,” dagdag niya.

Pinuna rin ni Cayetano kung bakit umano’y sa piling senador lamang ipinaabot ang impormasyon at hindi sa buong kapulungan.

“The moment a ‘security threat’ is briefed to some and withheld from others, it ceases to be a security matter and becomes a political instrument,” wika niya.

Nagpahayag din siya ng pagdududa sa pinagmulan ng nasabing impormasyon.

“It did not come from the Senate’s own Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms, the office constitutionally charged with protecting this institution. It came from the NBI,” wika niya.

Ayon kay Cayetano, dapat munang mapatunayan ang naturang intelligence report bago ito tanggapin bilang katotohanan. Nanawagan din siya ng malinaw na paliwanag kung paano nakuha at naiparating ang impormasyon.

Cayetano questions NBI threat briefing to select senators

Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday raised concerns over reports that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) had informed only select senators of an alleged threat against the Senate, while also questioning why the warning surfaced at this particular time.

The issue arose after Senator Sherwin Gatchalian disclosed that some senators had been briefed by the NBI about a supposed threat to the institution, prompting heightened security measures within the Senate.

Cayetano said any credible threat against the Senate should have been relayed to all senators and coordinated through the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms, which is responsible for the institution’s security.

“If the threat is credible, then every Senator, every member of the Secretariat, and every individual who works within these walls deserves to be informed and protected,” Cayetano said in a statement issued June 9.

“Security is not the concern of one bloc. It is the concern of the entire Senate,” he added.

He questioned why the information was reportedly disclosed only to certain senators and not to the entire chamber.

“The moment a ‘security threat’ is briefed to some and withheld from others, it ceases to be a security matter and becomes a political instrument,” he said.

Cayetano also raised concerns about the source of the reported intelligence.

“It did not come from the Senate’s own Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms, the office constitutionally charged with protecting this institution. It came from the NBI,” he said.

He said the reported intelligence should first be verified before being accepted as fact and called for a clearer accounting of how the information was obtained and communicated.

Questioning the timing of the disclosure, Cayetano noted that it emerged as the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee continues its investigation into alleged irregularities in flood control projects.

“The timing demands honesty. This ‘threat’ surfaces precisely as the testimonies made in the latest Blue Ribbon Committee hearing begin to press for answers from the names it has raised,” he said.

The Senate President was referring to the June 4 hearing in which 18 former Marines testified and implicated several politicians in the alleged distribution of suitcases of cash.

Despite the reported threat, Cayetano said the Senate should remain focused on its work.

“Let there be no misunderstanding: the work of this Senate must continue. The surest test of whether a threat is genuine and not a pretext is simple – a real threat is used to protect the Senate’s work, never to suspend it,” he said.

NBI briefing sa piling senador ukol sa banta sa Senado, kinuwestiyon ni Cayetano

Kinuwestiyon ni Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano nitong Martes ang ulat na piling senador lamang ang binigyan ng impormasyon ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) tungkol sa umano’y banta laban sa Senado.

Lumutang ang isyu matapos ibunyag ni Sherwin Gatchalian na may ilang senador na naabisuhan ng NBI hinggil sa umano’y bantang kinahaharap ng Senado, dahilan upang higpitan ang seguridad sa loob ng institusyon.

Ayon kay Cayetano, kung tunay at kapani-paniwala ang naturang banta, nararapat lamang na maipabatid ito sa lahat ng senador at maayos na maiproseso sa pamamagitan ng Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms na siyang may pangunahing tungkulin sa seguridad ng Senado.

“If the threat is credible, then every Senator, every member of the Secretariat, and every individual who works within these walls deserves to be informed and protected,” wika nii Cayetano sa isang pahayag na inilabas nitong June 9.

“Security is not the concern of one bloc. It is the concern of the entire Senate,” dagdag niya.

Pinuna rin ni Cayetano kung bakit umano’y sa piling senador lamang ipinaabot ang impormasyon at hindi sa buong kapulungan.

“The moment a ‘security threat’ is briefed to some and withheld from others, it ceases to be a security matter and becomes a political instrument,” wika niya.

Nagpahayag din siya ng pagdududa sa pinagmulan ng nasabing impormasyon.

“It did not come from the Senate’s own Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms, the office constitutionally charged with protecting this institution. It came from the NBI,” wika niya.

Ayon kay Cayetano, dapat munang mapatunayan ang naturang intelligence report bago ito tanggapin bilang katotohanan. Nanawagan din siya ng malinaw na paliwanag kung paano nakuha at naiparating ang impormasyon.

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