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Lacson tells Duterte: 'Pray tell who is ignorant?'

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MANILA - Sen. Panfilo Lacson rejected Wednesday President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s remark that the lawmaker is &quot;trying to be a crusader but [is] ignorant.&quot;Duterte made the remark Tuesday in reaction to how the senator and Vice President Leni Robredo criticized him for saying that <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/10/19/not-bribery-duterte-tells-cops-to-accept-gifts-out-of-gratitude-generosity">police officers should accept gifts</a> if these are given out of gratitude or generosity.&quot;Is this not graft Mr. President? Pray tell, who is ignorant?,&quot; Lacson said in a Twitter post that also shared an article about Duterte&#x27;s stand on gifts.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/20/19/csc-urges-govt-workers-to-decline-gifts">CSC urges gov&#x27;t workers to decline gifts</a></li></ul>The senator also said the President &quot;was exaggerating when he said that I have the penchant to comment on every issue.&quot;&quot;Aside from from my Twitter posts, I only comment on issues when asked, and not even all the time. I play &#x27;dedma&#x27; when I am not familiar with the issue,&quot; he said in a statement.&quot;I may not be a lawyer but I know how to read and understand the law that I read, or ask my lawyer-staff when I don&#x27;t.&quot;Duterte was earlier quoted as saying that Lacson&#x27;s &quot;penchant to just right away [make comments] in every issue… I think he’s running for President.&quot;&quot;I am not even sure if I want to run for President, so I do not know what he is talking about,&quot; said Lacson.

Sen. Panfilo Lacson rejected Wednesday President Rodrigo Duterte's remark that the lawmaker is "trying to be a crusader but ignorant."

Sen. Panfilo Lacson rejected Wednesday President Rodrigo Duterte's remark that the lawmaker is "trying to be a crusader but ignorant."