Santiago urged to reveal execs receiving payolas
By Angie Rosales
09/24/2010
Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago should go further in her recent exposé on the extensive network jueteng lords had built in the government by revealing the names of officials of the current administration who are receiving payolas, Sen. Edgardo Angara said yesterday.
Santiago claimed in a privilege speech last Wednesday that she knew of personalities who are on the take from operators of the illegal numbers game.
“She should tell us who these national leaders coddling those gambling lords are,” Angara said.
The senator added he takes pride in the fact that Santiago herself repeatedly mentioned in her speech that the province of Aurora, where Angara’s sister is the incumbent governor, is spared from the jueteng menace.
Santiago identified Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson, Charlie “Atong” Ang and Rodolfo “Bong” Pineda as the top jueteng lords in Luzon, raking in a daily income of P1 million to as much as P9 million..... MORESource: The Daily Tribune
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