Son cries foul as graft court sets Tupas Sr. arraignment
By Gerry Baldo 04/04/2011The anti-graft court Sandiganbayan is set to arraign the father of Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas Jr. on June 2 in connection with his involvement in allowing a quarrying deal that was supposedly disadvantageous to the government.
The case has gathered controversy as it was being linked to the successful impeachment of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez before the House of Representatives. Tupas Jr. is the chairman of the House committee on justice that recommended the impeachment of Gutierrez.
Tupas Sr., who was Iloilo governor when the deal was inked, was alleged to have allowed the quarrying firm to operate despite its being unqualified..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110404hed2.html
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