Chavit, Atong, Bong top jueteng lords By Angie M. Rosales 09/23/2010

Chavit, Atong, Bong top jueteng lords

By Angie M. Rosales
09/23/2010

Ailing Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago yesterday dropped a jueteng bombshell, as she identified the three big-time jueteng lords who control the bigger share of the illegal numbers racket in the Luzon Region, as she named Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson, Charlie “Atong” Ang and Rodolfo “Bong” Pineda as the personalities, among others, controlling the jueteng network in several regions in the country.

Singson, Ang and Pineda were also the personalities who had figured in the first “juetengate” scandal, investigated by the Senate almost a decade ago, and are again implicated in the illegal numbers game that is said to continue proliferating in the country under the Aquino government.

The three alleged jueteng lords in Luzon are said to rake in a daily income of P1 million at the least to as much as P9 million.

She said that “jueteng is the crown jewel of any new administration. During any presidential campaign, corrupt racketeers, self-advertised as campaign experts busy themselves by alternately courting each of the leading presidential candidates

. By simply tracking the campaign surveys, the racketeers are able to predict the likely winner. In the crucial last few weeks, the racketeering groups formally affiliate themselves with the likely winner, throwing everything his way, notably exorbitant cash contributions, and the alleged support of an alleged nationwide campaign machinery..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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