Cunanan CV perplexes Santiago
By TJ BurgonioSen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago appeared perplexed by Dennis Cunanan’s CV.
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago appeared perplexed by Dennis Cunanan’s CV.
Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile and his wife, Cristina, are painting Enrile’s former chief of staff Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes as the “stand-alone” culprit in the P10-billion pork barrel scam, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said on Thursday.
There was no sweeping statement of approval—such as a “buzzer-beating and game-winning three point shot”—to characterize Dennis Cunanan’s testimony on Thursday at the Senate.
Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago may be on an extended sick leave due to chronic fatigue but that doesn’t mean her colleagues can sit on her pet bills.
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has formally asked the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) if she or her office has received funds from the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).
Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, chair of the senate committee on justice, has come out against the decriminalization of libel, arguing that this was the only remedy of individuals who felt maligned by others.
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Thursday said she’d rather believe Sen. Jinggoy Estrada than his father’s former social secretary, Ruby Tuason.
Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile’s presence at meetings between his former chief of staff and bagman Ruby Tuason for alleged delivery of millions of pesos in kickbacks for him is proof of his guilt in the P10-billion pork barrel scam, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said Saturday.
Let them investigate, including diving in 15-meter-deep water to examine the breakwater in Port Irene, Cagayan province, they won’t find anything, Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile said on Tuesday after Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into his connection with the company that built the P5.101-billion project.
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Tuesday asked the Department of Justice to look into Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce-Enrile’s link to a contractor, who had allegedly cornered the bulk of a P5.101 billion for a port project in Cagayan.
Sen. Franklin Drilon agreed with Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago that the P1.4 million each senator receives monthly isn’t his or hers to take home.
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, hobbled by a chronic fatigue syndrome, made a rare appearance in a committee hearing on Tuesday, batting for the swift passage of the freedom of information (FOI) bill and urging the inclusion of a provision that would allow voters to determine if school dropouts in the Senate deserve their P1.4 million monthly pay.
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has warned proponents of the Freedom of Information Bill to brace themselves for constitutional questions that may be filed against the transparency measure in the Supreme Court.
