House security admits break-in in 2005
By Gerry Baldo 10/04/2011By Gerry Baldo
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A ranking official of the Legislative Security Bureau yesterday admitted that there was a break-in in the House of Representatives in 2005 even as the officer acknowledged that he and his team had failed to monitor the recordings of the security cameras in the South Wing lobby where the ballot boxes were kept during the canvassing for the presidential and vice presidential elections.
In a hearing conducted by Quezon Rep. Lorenzo Tañada, chairman of the House ad-hoc panel formed to investigate the anomaly, Antonio Collare, head of the Legislative Security Bureau (LSB), confirmed that they were not able to review VHS copies of the CCTV (closed circuit television cameras), which was supposed to have recorded the break-in.
Police Senior Supt. Rafael Santiago claimed he had facilitated at least four ballot-switching operations in the House in 2005.
“(There was) no specific person who recorded those specific dates. No one was manning.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20111004hed6.html
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