Noy’s close aides get millions in jueteng payola—Archbishop 09/12/2010

Noy’s close aides get millions in jueteng payola—Archbishop
09/12/2010
Jueteng payola nationwide is alive and kicking, more alive than before, under the Aquino administration that promised change and reforms, as well as the eradication of corruption, with its campaign slogan of “kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap (if there is no corruption, there is no poverty).”

A retired archbishop who is, however, still active in his lifelong fight against jueteng, the illegal numbers racket game that preys on the poor people, yesterday told the Tribune in a telephone interview that far from jueteng being eliminated under the new presidency of Noynoy Aquino, jueteng is proliferating and that it has now even become a “political power of the monstrous kind” under the new administration.

Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz, who is active in his anti-jueteng group that goes by the name Krusadang Bayan Laban sa Jueteng, yesterday told the Tribune that the information he has gathered recently is that at least two close and trusted officials of President Aquino have been regularly collecting over P2 million a month payoffs from the numbers racket game.

One of the Aquino aides is said to be a trusted and long-time close buddy of the President while the other is also being eyed by Aquino to join his civilian administration.... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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