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Cayetano backs Alvarez claim of vote-buying in Speaker race

Cayetano backs Alvarez claim of vote-buying in Speaker race

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Updated Jul 01, 2019 03:34 PM PHT

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MANILA (UPDATE) — Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday claimed lawmakers are being offered bribes to secure their votes in the race for Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Reelected Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez in May claimed that someone offered P500,000 to every lawmaker and that this was countered by the camp of another congressman with an offer of P1 million.

"Confirmed iyun," Cayetano said of Alvarez's claim.

Cayetano and Alvarez are vying for the Speakership, along with Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco.

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The Taguig representative said some of congressmen who support him said they were recently summoned to an establishment in Ortigas, where they were offered money in exchange for signing a document of support for a Speaker bet.

"The President says anti-corruption. E paano magiging anti-corruption ang Kongreso, umpisa pa lang, vote buying na ang issue?" he said.

(How can the Congress champion anti-corruption when vote buying is the issue at its outset?)

Velasco has denied any hand in the supposed bribery in an earlier ANC interview.

He said: "No, I am not giving away 1 million pesos...Congressmen should respect congressmen. They won't go to that type of wheeling and dealing just to be able to get the votes. Each congressman has his or her own views."

"I don't think each congressman can be bought that easily."

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He said he told fellow lawmakers they will not get zero budget if he is chosen Speaker.

Cayetano however said of the denial: "I-review nyo iyung tape, hindi ba tumangos ang ilong pagkatapos?"

(Review the tape. Didn't his nose sharpen after?)

Velasco, he said, has the backing of San Miguel Corp. president Ramon Ang. The lawmaker's wife also works as a lobbyist for the businessman, said Cayetano.

"He's (Velasco) not a Boyet Gonzales, he's not a Sonny Belmonte, he's not an Edcel Lagman who's been there all the time. And iyung (the) leadership, he was not a majority leader, minority leader. Hindi ka nagtaka bakit biglang and'yan iyan?"

(Aren't you wondering why he's suddenly there?)

"Resources that are flowing cannot come from iyung mag-asawa lang," he added.

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Halos P900,000 halaga ng hinihinalang shabu at baril, nakumpiska sa high-value target sa Rizal

Halos P900,000 halaga ng hinihinalang shabu at baril, nakumpiska sa high-value target sa Rizal

Christopher Sitson,

ABS-CBN News

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Nakumpiska ang halos P900,000 halaga ng hinihinalang shabu mula sa isang lalaking itinuturing na high value target dahil sa pagtutulak ng ilegal na droga sa Antipolo City, Rizal, nitong Miyerkules ng hapon.

Ayon sa Antipolo police, naaresto ang 28-anyos suspek sa buy-bust operation sa Barangay San Juan sa tulong ng isang informant. Nakipagkita sa lugar ang poseur buyer na binentahan ng ilegal na droga ng suspek.

"'Yung mga ibang nahuli na natin 'yung pangalan niya ang binabanggit na kung saan siya ang nagbibigay ng droga. Mula roon, itong suspek ay minanmanan ng ating operatiba. Hanggang sa naikasa na nga ang operasyon laban sa kanya, kaya siya ay ating naaresto," sabi ni Antipolo police duty officer PCapt. Ricardo Asuncion.

Sa social media umano kalimitang nakikipagtransaksyon ang high value target. Nakulong na rin siya noong 2016 matapos masangkot din sa ilegal na droga.

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"Kadalasan sa transaction niya ay online at nagkakaroon lang sila ng usapan kung saan ibabagsak 'yung drugs," sabi ni Asuncion.

Nakuha mula sa suspek ang 128 gramo ng hinihinalang shabu,

Nakumpiska rin sa suspek ang isang baril at mga bala, dalawang libong piso at ilan pang gamit.

Depensa ng suspek, hindi siya nagbebenta ng ilegal na droga pero aminadong gumagamit siya nito.

"Hindi po sa akin 'yun, wala po akong ganun. Walong taon po ako sa kulungan. Nitong nakaraang taon lang po ako nakalabas," sabi ng suspek.

Nasa kustodiya na ng Antipolo Police Station Custodial Facility ang suspek na mahaharap sa mga kasong paglabag sa Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 at Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act. Posible rin siyang sampahan ng kasong paglabag sa Omnibus Election Code.


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