
| To the House members who are investigating the wiretapping scandal, they see a double vision of former elections commissioner Virgilio Garcillano. One, that of a witness trying to tell his version of the truth; two, that of a witness trying to dodge the truth. (AP photos) |
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MANILA -- In the nine hours that former election commissioner Virgilio Garcillano faced a joint congressional inquiry Wednesday, he revealed little that the people did not know and dodged questions on what the people wanted to know.
Garcillano denied that he conspired with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to rig last year's polls although he admitted that he had talked to Arroyo over the phone, but only once.
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