Thursday, September 20, 2007 (Philippines)

Presidential daughter Luli Arroyo goes scuba diving in waters off Lapu-Lapu City. Luli joined the Scuba World-organized activity for the International Cleanup Day last Saturday, three days before her father was named by Joey de Venecia III, the House speaker’s son, as the “mystery man” in the broadband contract. Last night, in a TV interview, Luli defended her dad.(Contributed photo/Dr Erwin Lim) A PRIVATE foundation has asked the anti-graft office to look into alleged anomalies in the purchase of supposedly overpriced personal computers by the Lapu-Lapu City Government for use in its public high schools. The Coralpoint Educational Foundation Inc., represented by its founder and president Efrain Pelaez, accused Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza of facilitating the “anomalous” transaction and of making “P17 million tax-free” from it, on the side. Pelaez addressed his complaint to Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio Apostol. Mayor Radaza told Sun.Star Cebu he will answer the accusations in the proper forum. [full story]