Aquino: Evidence of plunder vs Arroyo strong

President Benigno Aquino III. AP FILE PHOTO

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga—President Aquino said here Friday that the government has a strong case of plunder against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

“We don’t file a case if the evidence is not strong, otherwise we will end up getting embarrassed,” the President told reporters here when asked if the case against his predecessor was strong enough to end in her conviction.

Mr. Aquino was in Pamapanga Friday for a mass oath-taking of Liberal Party members.

Ms Arroyo was served a warrant of arrest on Thursday issued by the Sandiganbayan on plunder charges.

The case stemmed from the alleged misuse of P325 million in intelligence funds of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).

The former president is now back at Veterans Memorial Medical Center.