Solon dares Noy to axe execs getting jueteng payola
By Charlie V. Manalo
09/13/2010
Reminding President Aquino of his campaign promise to rid the country of corrupt practices, a member of the minority in the House of Representatives yesterday dared Aquino to show political will and fire all those who may be involved in the multimillion-peso jueteng payola as exposed over the weekend by retired Bishop Oscar Cruz.
A lawmaker from Mindanao also insinuated that Congress might order a probe into Cruz’s allegations that two officials close to Aquino are receiving payolas from jueteng lords of up to P2 million a month.
In a telephone interview, Zambales Rep. Milagros Magsaysay told the Tribune that while it is rather unfortunate that the Aquino administration had to be dragged into issues such as the jueteng payola as it had just barely assumed office, the President must finally muster all his guts and show off strong leadership that the people who voted him into power had expected of him.
“It’s really saddening that with barely over two months in power, the Aquino administration has to be involved in issues such as this,” Magsaysay said. “With so many boo-boos since day one, the erroneous memorandum circulars, the questionable executive orders, the hostage-taking fiasco which is now proving to be his most biggest mistake as far as decision-making is concern, and now this jueteng payola involving people said to be close to him, his supporters and all the other people who have placed their trust in him, are slowly getting disillusioned with him.”
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100913hed2.html
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