Casiño asks Mikey Arroyo to "do a Pangilinan", exit now and spare the party-list system from copycat fakes

Casiño asks Mikey Arroyo to "do a Pangilinan",
exit now and spare the party-list system from copycat fakes

Bayan Muna Party-list Representative Teddy Casiño prodded Rep. Mikey Arroyo to quit the party-list race now by "doing a Pangilinan" before Comelec itself disqualifies Arroyo and the party-list where he is a nominee.

"It would be better for Mikey Arroyo to do a Pangilinan now than wait and have Comelec kick him out of the party-list race," Casiño said, referring to Manny Pangilinan's resignation as chair of Ateneo de Manila University’s board of trustees after portions of Pangilinan's address to the graduates of Ateneo's Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences were discovered copied from previous speeches by US President Barack Obama, talkshow host Oprah Winfrey and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.

Two weeks ago, Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares found out that Arroyo's Ang Galing Pinoy Party-list plagiarized the Constitution, 10-point program and principles of Bayan Muna. AGP also copied Bayan Muna's organizational structure and membership principles word for word, including the provisions on Intermediate Leading Bodies and Barangay chapters.

"I don't think Arroyo is so thick-skinned to fight it out and deny the obvious. Sobrang kapal naman ng mukha niya kung sakali. He would be doing us all a favor by taking the initiative to back out and sparing the party-list system from copycat fakes," Casiño added.

"Arroyo and his party-list should also issue a public apology for plagiarizing Bayan Muna," concluded Casiño.###