Gov. Arthur Yap isssued a statement on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, chiding his critics who are allegedly working to unseat him as the province’s top government official.
In his statement posted on his social media account, the governor said,
“Critics who want me out of office will try to portray my administration as corrupt like what they did to Rene Relampagos before, even if it was baseless and groundless.”
The governor in his statement said that he expects additional charges of corruption will be filed by crirics against him.
“We expect that complaints will also be filed against me to support their propaganda,” the governor added in his statement.
He said he will not allow the complaints to distract him and his government to serve the best interests of the Boholanos.
He added: “These critics want to make people believe that officials are guilty just because cases are filed against them. We have the right to be presumed innocent under the law.”
Yap’s staunch critics are using several platforms such as social and mainstream media to allege instances of corruption in his administration.