“It’s very simple, if he went to the President and he asked for help, and help was not given the way he wanted, then this is obvious where he is coming from,” she told a news briefing in Malacañang. “I think it’s obvious.” Lozada had met with Aquino in Malacañang supposedly to seek help in connection with his case, but got a dressing down from the President instead. The Chief Executive advised him to face the charges if he really believes he is innocent. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 The President had earlier made clear that he would not intervene in Lozada’s case, just like his other political allies facing graft charges before the Sandiganbayan. “I would like to remind him that my partymate, Neric Acosta, is facing trial. And so is Grace Padaca. So, as far as my two partymates are concerned, I’m barred from making interventions, that is clear in the Constitution,” Aquino stressed.
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