Imee cries ‘politics’ over detention of employees

Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos has cried “politics” on an order of the House of Representatives to detain six Ilocos Norte provincial government employees at the chamber’s home at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City for their reported refusal to shed light on alleged misuse of P66.45 million in tobacco funds to buy vehicles under the governor’s watch.

“We know that there is a political angle to the continued detention of our employees. But we think that Congress should not have been dragged into the issue. More important, we are saddened that small employees are paying for claims of wrongdoing against them,” Marcos told the media on Monday before the start of a hearing before the Court of Appeals (CA) on the detention of the six provincial government staff.