Ex-SSS chairman challenges senator to face him in court 09/12/2010

Ex-SSS chairman challenges senator to face him in court
09/12/2010
Former Social Security System (SSS) chairman Thelmo Cunanan yesterday asked Sen. Franklin Drilon to bring his accusations in court.

Cunanan said as he defended himself from allegations that he and other SSS executives

pocketed millions of pesos over the years and asserted that some of the figures released by the Senate committee on finance were not accurate.

The former SSS official said the court is the proper forum where Drilon can present his case.

In a letter to Sen. Frank Drilon, chairman of the finance committee that has been conducting hearings on bonuses and allowances of officials in government-owned and controlled corporations and government financial institutions, Cunanan said some of the figures released by the committee were not accurate.

At recent hearings by the Senate, four SSS executives were questioned on some P 127 million they allegedly pocketed over some years, the bulk of which was in the form of stock options in Philex Mining Corp., where these executives represented the SSS.... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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