Stay Calm, Negros Governor Appeals

Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on Monday appealed to Negrenses to stay calm amid the current political divisiveness in the country.

Lacson made the call as supporters of former president Rodrigo Duterte called for massive rallies around the country.

The governor said even the former president called on his supporters to also stay calm amid the issue.

“It is better for us to also heed his call,” Lacson said. It is not bad to express one’s sentiments,” he said, adding that he is appealing to the public to wait for the results of the investigation of the proceedings in The Hague, Netherlands where Duterte is facing charges of Crimes against Humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC).

“I will not say (whether) it is right or it is wrong, basta, as I said, I’m not a lawyer, so what I will say will not be able to be defended by the law, and what will I have to say will not help the case of the former president (Rodrigo Duterte),” Lacson pointed out when pressed to comment whether the arrest of the former president was right or not.

Lacson admitted that it is not good for the country to be divided, saying it will affect the investors and the country’s economy.*