Puno admits Pineda sought to meet him
By Angie M. Rosales 10/07/2010Embattled Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Rico Puno admitted yesterday in a Senate probe that alleged big-time gambling lord Rodolfo “Bong” Pineda tried to seek an appointment with him through an emissary but remained ambiguous on the identity of the supposed go-between.
Puno had been accused by retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz as allegedly being on the take of jueteng payola along with former Philippine National Police (PNP) Dir. Gen. (ret.) Jesus Verzosa.
Senate probers found it strange that Puno could not name the purported emissary.
In testifying in the resumption of the Senate hearing on the juetengate controversy, Puno reiterated he could no longer remember who among his friends and relatives paid him a visit in his office and broached the possibility of holding a meeting with alleged jueteng operators.
“In the last hearing, you said you could not remember who your friends or relatives visited you to talk about jueteng. Now that you have the written logbook in front of you, maybe your memory will be refreshed,” Blue ribbon committee chairman and overall lead in the jueteng probe, Sen. TG Guingona said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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