Ping not keen on suing Erap, Jinggoy

Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday said he is not keen on taking his allegations against former President Joseph Estrada and his son, Senate Pro Tempore Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada, to the court. “It is not my intention to put President Estrada back in jail, so I will abide by that statement," Lacson said in a television interview shortly after Jinggoy delivered his privilege speech and dared Lacson to bring his accusations to the proper forum. Asked what were his objectives in exposing the anomalies and crimes the Estradas are allegedly involved in, Lacson replied: “To inform the Filipino people, because President Estrada is again presenting himself before the electorate." Estrada, whose presidency was cut short in 2001 over charges of corruption, is planning to run for president against in next year's elections. Lacson likewise belied the accusations of the deceased Francisco “Kit" Mateo, who said that in 1986 and 1993, Lacson ordered him to kill former Captain Jimmy Victorino of the Western Police District (WPD) and Joey de Leon of the Red Scorpion Group, respectively. In his privilege speech Wednesday, Jinggoy showed the video of Mateo’s confession before the audience. Lacson, however, said that Mateo eventually retracted his statements. “There was a subsequent interview. (Mateo) recanted everything that he said," he said. While he said he still has a series of exposés against the Estradas, Lacson said he still mulling the possibility of delivering another privilege speech next week. “I will never run out of ammunition," Lacson said. In a separate interview on dzBB, Lacson said that after he gave his first privilege speech on Monday last week, many people had contacted him to provide more information regarding the alleged wrongdoings of the elder Estrada. “May mga tumatawag sa akin sa telepono, sa cellphone, sa text. Kaya pag-aaralan ko (People were calling and texting me. I'll see if I'll deliver another privilege speech)," he said. - Sophia Dedace, GMANews.TV