As can be expected, Senator Jinggoy Estrada wasted no time and immediately took to the floor to defend his father. He even threatened to expose what he knows about Lacson.

There is really something wrong with this picture. What we have here are two senators withholding information with serious implications. Lacson didn’t expressly say it but he was obviously accusing the older Estrada of involvement in criminal activities. Now I’m wondering, shouldn’t he have made this expose years ago? Same thing for the younger Estrada. Shouldn’t he have spilled the beans long before? And, why even bother making threats?  As far as I’m concerned, public servants shouldn’t be keeping information from the public especially if it has some bearing on governance.

This is the problem with politicians. They speak of justice — swift justice even — but here they are withholding incriminating information about their colleagues. I’m not a lawyer but I think a law is being violated here. If there’s none then someone ought to formulate one that directly penalizes the practice. Without such a law, cover-ups and collusion will remain part and parcel of governance in this country.