Tag: Senator Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero

Sen. Escudero meets with President Aquino regarding 2016 elections

MANILA, Philippines, June 16 (Eagle News) — Senator Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero confirmed that he will meet with President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III regarding the 2016 presidential elections but denied that he have plans to run for the presidency, adding that he does not have the necessary funds and machinery. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Sen. Escudero reacts to CHR statement

In an on-air interview, Senator Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero reacted to the statement made by the Commission of Human Rights (CHR), saying that what happened in Mamasapano was not a “massacre” but only a “misencounter”.