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Tuesday, June 07, 2005 (Philippines)
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| Richard Garcia and Demosthenes Abraham are sworn in before being allowed to give their testimonies at a Senate inquiry on the illegal numbers game jueteng Monday in Manila. (Sun.Star Manila/Miko Santos) |
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MANILA -- Two self-confessed jueteng bagmen on Monday implicated President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's husband and son to the illegal numbers game, claiming the two received payola and protected the illegal activity.
One of the bagmen said during Monday's Senate investigation on jueteng that Negros Occidental Representative Ignacio Arroyo, President Arroyo's brother-in-law, also received jueteng money.
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