BLUE RIBBON CHAIRMAN'S MOVE SEEN TO KILL PALACE PAYOFFS ISSUE
Senate opts out of jueteng probe
09/25/2010
With Malacañang aides and cronies now feeling the heat over allegations of jueteng payoffs in the millions, Senate allies of President Aquino, led by Senate blue ribbon committee chairman Sen. TG Guingona, are no longer keen on continuing with the investigation, and will be wrapping up the probe sooner than expected.
The move is seen by some sectors as Malacañang’s staunch Senate allies’ way of killing the issue of the payoffs to close aides and allies of Aquino from the illegal numbers game by big jueteng lords and operators, as well as this stoppage being their way of protecting Aquino from further allegations that may end up having fingers pointed to more national level officials being the recipients of jueteng payola.
It will be recalled that a day after Sen. Miriam Defensor delivered her privilege speech that named several big jueteng lords, she also mentioned that the payoffs also go to national government officials.
Sen. Edgardo Angara, the next day, called for Santiago to name the different high government officials who are the recipients of jueteng payoffs.
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100925hed1.html
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