|
|
|
Friday, November 14, 2008 (Philippines)
|
| Former Agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante reacts as senators ask him questions during a Blue Ribbon Committee hearing Thursday. (AP Photo) |
|
MANILA -- Former Agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn "Joc-Joc" Bolante on Thursday cleared President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of any involvement in the fertilizer fund scam but drag Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap into the irregularity.
He testified that President Arroyo was never involved with the funds, which she is accused of dipping into to finance her 2004 election campaign.
What's your take on the Mindanao crisis? Discuss views with other readers
[full story] |
| |
Top Stories
|
Camotes got P5M, says Durano
| CEBU CITY -- Tourism Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano on Thursday washed his hands of any involvement in the P728-million fertilizer fund “scam” allegedly engineered by former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante. |
|
Suspects in rape-slay of nursing coed named
| BAGUIO CITY -- A teenage son of an alleged big-time drug pusher and a scion of a prominent family in Baguio were charged on Thursday for the rape-slay of a nursing student. |
|
Army: Captive soldier is wounded, weak
| DAVAO CITY -- The Army lieutenant taken hostage by New People's Army (NPA) guerillas following an encounter in Compostela Valley last week is wounded and weak. |
|
|
|
