Risa Hontiveros says Mocha’s token resignation ‘too little too late’

The resignation of Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson came “very late” after causing damage to the government’s information machinery, Senator Risa Hontiveros said.

“An extremely belated gesture rendered insignificant in the face of gross incompetence, state-sponsored vulgarity & fake news. It has come very late in response to the public’s demand for accountability. Aanhin pa ang pagbitiw kung nalulunod na ang bansa sa fake news ni Ms. Uson?” she tweeted.

“I’m afraid that the damage done by Uson and her ilk to our institution tasked to inform and educate the people and enrich the quality of public discourse runs deep. It will take more than a forced tokenistic resignation to rebuild the ruin,” she said.

She said PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar must now “restore some sense of order to his office and end the incompetence and state-sponsored promotion of fake news.”

“This may be an extremely challenging task for Sec. Andanar as he himself is accused of gross mismanagement and issuing misleading statements. But if Sec Andanar really wants to salvage the PCOO’s image, he has this one chance to do it. If not, he is no better than Uson,” she said.

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