Not jeered?

Lawyer Harry Roque, Jr. clarified today (Sept. 17) in his column View from Malcolm that Vice President Jejomar Binay was not booed or jeered by students of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) during a speech which the 2016 presidential election contender delivered there.

Saying that he was at the UPLB forum, Roque said that while it was true that some students   expressed disagreement with Binay’s view, they did not amount to jeering.

“Yes, there were some students outside the lecture room who gave the VP the thumbs down when he entered the venue,” wrote Roque. “Yes, the students asked tough questions about political dynasties, human rights and political ads.”

“But while the response of the students indicated that they were not in accord with the VP’s answers, it was hardly what one would call ‘jeering.’”

Roque conceded though that the students tried to “pin down” Binay on what he has done to promote human rights as part of the Aquino administration.

Binay responded that he could “not address violations of political and civil rights under the (housing) portfolio” given him by the administration, recounted the lawyer. -end-

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