I can't defend the responsible, I can't protect the corrupt

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‘We acknowledge our shortcomings,’ Dy says. ‘We ask that you just give us an opportunity to appropriate the unsuitable practices and clear up our ranks.’

MANILA, Philippines – In his first speech as new Speaker of the Home, Martin Romualdez’s successor Faustino “Bojie” Dy III of Isabela’s sixth District promised that no allies can be spared from accountability because the chamber intends to cooperate with the fact-finding physique tasked to research anomalous flood management initiatives.

“Beneath my management, this Home will change. I can’t defend the responsible. I can’t protect the corrupt,” Dy mentioned on Wednesday, September 17, after he took his oath because the nation’s fourth highest official.

“We acknowledge our shortcomings. We come earlier than you with humility. We ask that you just give us an opportunity to appropriate the unsuitable practices and clear up our ranks. We humbly ask that you just give us an opportunity to regain your belief,” he added in Filipino.

Watch his inaugural speech right here.