By Xave Gregorio
Akbayan Youth asked the Office of the Ombudsman to remove from office and dismiss Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson for her incompetence and for spreading false information.
The youth arm of opposition solons Rep. Tom Villarin and Senator Risa Hontiveros’ party filed an administrative case against Uson on Monday (April 2) for grave misconduct, serious dishonesty and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.
“Asec. Uson is one of the biggest purveyors of disinformation in this government. We are drawing the line versus Mocha and all other government officials who lie to the public,” Shamah Bulangis, one of the complainants and co-convenor of opposition group Youth Resist.
Student leaders from Akbayan Youth said in their complaint that Uson’s actions run counter to the mandate of the PCOO.
In the complaint, they said Uson caused students to be cyberbullied after she claimed on her Facebook page Mocha Uson Blog that students of St. Scholastica’s College were required to attend a protest.
“This unreasonable and unfair act of Uson—of posting false accusations against the school without verifying the accuracy of the information—led to cyberbullying attacks directed against students of St. Scholastica’s College,” Akbayan Youth said in their complaint.
They further alleged that Uson’s actions were the “direct cause of oppression against innocent students.”
“There is no doubt that Uson is a threat to the security of people that voice their criticism against the government,” they said.
They also said Uson is unfit for the post as she has shown “gross ignorance” of the Constitution and of Philippine geography.
Uson became the subject of ridicule on social media after she cited “Article 263” of the Constitution, which only consists of 18 articles. She was also made fun of when she said that the famous Mayon Volcano in Albay was in Naga City, which Akbayan Youth said caused “confusion.”
Akbayan Youth also alleged that Uson committed gross dishonesty by deliberately using misleading statements, citing her dare to opposition politikos to visit the wake of a policeman who has been dead for a year and her use of a picture of Honduran military forces to represent the Philippine military.
They also cited Uson’s allegations against opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV that he has offshore bank accounts and her calling of Vice President Leni Robredo as “bobo” on her radio show as examples of how the assistant secretary uses her position to “stifle dissent” from opposition politikos.
This is the second complaint filed against Uson in relation her spreading false information online. Trillanes has previously filed criminal and administrative charges against Uson in September 2017 over her allegations that he owned foreign bank accounts.
Akbayan Youth UP Diliman secretary general Bas Claudio, one of the complainants against Uson, said taxes are “wasted on public officials whose only jobs are to lie to the Filipino people.”
“If Mocha can’t stop clowning around by systematically lying to the people, then she shouldn’t stay in government,” Claudio said.
Meanwhile, Nathan Austria, a student leader from the University of Santo Tomas who is also among the 14 complainants, said disinformation “only helps the Duterte dictatorship.”
“This is just the start. We aim to hold all the fools in government accountable for abusing their power and betraying the trust of the Filipino people,” Austria said.
Other complainants are Samantha Julia Legaspi, Raymond John Sarita Naguit, Misha Borbon, Angel Ruben Rodis Roxas, Gemina Bianca Dela Cruz, Hernan Joseph Delizo, Ramon Miguel Romero, Theresa Diana Peña, Patricia Guiang Nicdao, Kisha Marielle Caybot Beringuela, and Lorenzo Miguel Angeles Relente.
Akbayan Youth asked the Office of the Ombudsman to remove from office and dismiss Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson for her incompetence and for spreading false information.
The youth arm of opposition solons Rep. Tom Villarin and Senator Risa Hontiveros’ party filed an administrative case against Uson on Monday (April 2) for grave misconduct, serious dishonesty and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service.
“Asec. Uson is one of the biggest purveyors of disinformation in this government. We are drawing the line versus Mocha and all other government officials who lie to the public,” Shamah Bulangis, one of the complainants and co-convenor of opposition group Youth Resist.
Student leaders from Akbayan Youth said in their complaint that Uson’s actions run counter to the mandate of the PCOO.
In the complaint, they said Uson caused students to be cyberbullied after she claimed on her Facebook page Mocha Uson Blog that students of St. Scholastica’s College were required to attend a protest.
“This unreasonable and unfair act of Uson—of posting false accusations against the school without verifying the accuracy of the information—led to cyberbullying attacks directed against students of St. Scholastica’s College,” Akbayan Youth said in their complaint.
They further alleged that Uson’s actions were the “direct cause of oppression against innocent students.”
“There is no doubt that Uson is a threat to the security of people that voice their criticism against the government,” they said.
They also said Uson is unfit for the post as she has shown “gross ignorance” of the Constitution and of Philippine geography.
Uson became the subject of ridicule on social media after she cited “Article 263” of the Constitution, which only consists of 18 articles. She was also made fun of when she said that the famous Mayon Volcano in Albay was in Naga City, which Akbayan Youth said caused “confusion.”
Akbayan Youth also alleged that Uson committed gross dishonesty by deliberately using misleading statements, citing her dare to opposition politikos to visit the wake of a policeman who has been dead for a year and her use of a picture of Honduran military forces to represent the Philippine military.
They also cited Uson’s allegations against opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV that he has offshore bank accounts and her calling of Vice President Leni Robredo as “bobo” on her radio show as examples of how the assistant secretary uses her position to “stifle dissent” from opposition politikos.
This is the second complaint filed against Uson in relation her spreading false information online. Trillanes has previously filed criminal and administrative charges against Uson in September 2017 over her allegations that he owned foreign bank accounts.
Akbayan Youth UP Diliman secretary general Bas Claudio, one of the complainants against Uson, said taxes are “wasted on public officials whose only jobs are to lie to the Filipino people.”
“If Mocha can’t stop clowning around by systematically lying to the people, then she shouldn’t stay in government,” Claudio said.
Meanwhile, Nathan Austria, a student leader from the University of Santo Tomas who is also among the 14 complainants, said disinformation “only helps the Duterte dictatorship.”
“This is just the start. We aim to hold all the fools in government accountable for abusing their power and betraying the trust of the Filipino people,” Austria said.
Other complainants are Samantha Julia Legaspi, Raymond John Sarita Naguit, Misha Borbon, Angel Ruben Rodis Roxas, Gemina Bianca Dela Cruz, Hernan Joseph Delizo, Ramon Miguel Romero, Theresa Diana Peña, Patricia Guiang Nicdao, Kisha Marielle Caybot Beringuela, and Lorenzo Miguel Angeles Relente.
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