Monteguado’s statement comes after he was grilled by Makabayan bloc members during the House deliberations’ on NICA’s proposed budget for 2021. During the hearing, the NICA chief admitted that he shared posts that particularly targeted progressive groups. Shouldn’t the NICA chief be more responsible since he is the director general of the premier intelligence agency of the government?” Elago said. Monteagudo added that the NICA will not be intimidated by Zarate and the Makabayan bloc. INQUIRER.net has reached out to the Makabayan bloc for comment on Monteagudo’s statement, but its members has yet to respond as of this writing.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 04, 2020 06:00 UTC