No Mamasapano debate

Malacañang has turned down the challenge of Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile to debate with President Aquino about the bungled Mamasapano operation, stressing that all questions raised by senators have been addressed in past hearings. Instead, the Palace prefers the public to move on and focus on efforts to continue the country’s resurgence. “All that were needed to be asked by the senators have been asked. All that were needed to be answered by the resource persons have been responded to,” Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said. “Perhaps, the results of the Senate reopening of the Mamasapano should speak for itself,” he added. Presidential Communications Operations Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. also believes there was no need for a public debate between Aquino and Enrile over the Mamasapano incident, insisting that the senator had his chance to present his arguments at the reopening of the Senate probe last week. “Senator Enrile [...]