00:00The alleged former bodyguards of ex-Congressman Zaldico rehashed their corruption allegations on Tuesday, June 16, while dragging new personalities
00:09into the controversy.
00:10They claimed that Senators Cheese Escudero and Kiko Pangilinan and Commission on Elections chairperson George Garcia received kickback money from
00:17Co.
00:18A photo of Pangilinan with his wife Sharon Cuneta and their two children in a hangar was flashed on a
00:24wide LED screen but no context was provided.
00:26Pangilinan denies the allegations. He says the move is connected to his appointment as chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon
00:33Subcommittee that will investigate the flood control scam.
00:36Garcia also denies the allegations against him and points out inconsistencies in the statements.
00:42It was previously claimed that he had received four pieces of luggage but now the alleged ex-bodyguards say Garcia
00:47was given only a small bag allegedly filled with cash.
00:51Garcia notes this is the problem when someone is dictating what they will say and not the truth.
00:56Escudero has yet to give his reaction to the media.
00:59Former Congressman Mike Defensor, who acted as moderator, insists the event had been scheduled as a Blue Ribbon Committee hearing.
01:05Senator Erwin Tulfo, the recognized chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, says the hearing was unauthorized.
01:11He had a task with the wife Sharon Cuneta and July 4th on the August of the Senate.
01:12Sarah Mineta and gave his odpow the record reaction to the
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