LP blasts Chiz’s ‘clueless criticism’ of Mar’s reform plan for buses

The Liberal Party (LP) assailed yesterday Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero for what it described as a “clueless criticism” on the proposal of presidential candidate Mar Roxas to reform Metro Manila’s bus franchise system. LP spokesman Rep. Barry Gutierrez said Escudero’s reaction only revealed that the senator, who is running for vice president, has not made any effort of understanding the proposal of Roxas and instead reacted based on his interpretation of the issue. Gutierrez was reacting to the statement of Escudero that insinuates ill-conceived plan for the government to dip its hands into the existing bus franchise system, especially in Metro Manila. “If you remove all buses plying EDSA, what is the alternative?” Escudero was quoted in a statement released by his camp. “This only reveals how clueless his statement is. His reaction itself is knee-jerk not to mention poorly informed reaction,” said Gutierrez. “Nowhere in Mar Roxas’ proposal does [...]