SCTex was Gloria’s gift to Aquinos By Charlie V. Manalo 02/07/2010

BCDA gave Aquinos P50M downpayment for RoW SCTex was Gloria’s gift to Aquinos By Charlie V. Manalo 02/07/2010 The Tarlac portion of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTex) was one of President Arroyo’s ways of expressing her gratitude to the Cojuangco-Aquinos who helped her grab power unconstitutionally from then sitting President Joseph Estrada in 2001. This was disclosed by Tribune sources yesterday. Rep. Crispin “Boying” Remulla distributed copies of a Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) check for P50 million, representing a government downpayment for the overpriced road right of way (RoW) for the raw land in Hacienda Luisita, the property of the Aquino-Cojuangco clan in Tarlac..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100207hed1.html

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