LAGUNA – Vice-presidential aspirant and Senator Francis ''Chiz'' Escudero on Monday said he will file tomorrow charges of violation of elections laws against police officials who allegedly had a meeting with the staff of Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Mar Roxas.

It was earlier reported that Director Generoso Cerbo Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) directorate for intelligence, and Chief Supts. Renier Idio, Bernardo Diaz and Ronald Santos were spotted in Novotel in Araneta Center, Quezon City with retired PNP deputy director general Marcelo Garbo Jr.

Incidentally, a group of journalists was at the same hotel. A report by the Philippine Star quoted an anonymous male television reporter as saying that he saw Thea Reyes, a staff of Roxas, in a room with the police officials.

Aside from the police officials, also spotted in the same hotel were retired Lt. Gen. Rey Ardo of the Western Mindanao Command and Armed Forces of the Philippines Inspector General Major Gen. Oscar Lactao.

Roxas has downplayed the meeting, saying his staff met the these individuals by chance.

Roxas said the police officials and Roxas' staff previously worked together at the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

"Natanong ko 'yung isang staff ko, sabi nila, nagkita sila sa lobby. Nagchikahan sila at 'yun lang din 'yun," Roxas said. - report from Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News

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