No way to halt Senate probe on AFP — Enrile
By Angie M. Rosales 02/14/2011The Senate cannot be stopped from pursuing its investigation into the alleged corruption in the military uncovered in the course of inquiry into the plea bargain agreement involving retired Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) comptroller Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said yesterday.
“It will not be put off. I will not allow it. We will not put it to a halt because it’s the interest of the nation that we are dealing with here,” Enrile said.
Enrile, in an interview with dzBB, upheld the authority of the Senate in conducting such proceedings which many were led to believe contributed to the commission of suicide by former AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Angelo Reyes.
Reyes, along with several other generals and former AFP chiefs, had been dragged into the latest controversy hounding fund misuse after a witness, former military budget officer Col. George.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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