Senators suggest Cayetano-Brillantes face-off By Angie M. Rosales and Aytch S. de la Cruz 04/06/2011

AS CHARGES FLY BETWEEN POLL CHIEF AND SENATOR

Senators suggest Cayetano-Brillantes face-off

By Angie M. Rosales and Aytch S. de la Cruz 04/06/2011

Commission on Elections (Comelec ) Chairman Sixto Brillantes and his accuser, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano should have a face-off before the Commission on Appointments (CA), senators said yesterday, following revelations made by their colleague against the poll body executive who has allegedly been blackmailing him the past two weeks and also attempted to bribe him.

Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III and Sen. Gregorio Honasan, in separate interviews, said charges made by their colleague should be validated.

But Honasan expressed reservations on whether the planned move of Cayetano to enjoin the bicameral appointments body into conducting an investigation in his claims would be feasible. He noted what Cayetano could have overlooked the fact that it does not seem to be within the ambit of the CA, as to the jurisdiction of the CA to carry out probe on matters raised by Cayetano..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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