Lacson: Marcoleta said a lot, but didn’t deny seeking P500-M allocables

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Rodante Marcoleta has said a lot of things during his most recent privilege speech, but he did not deny the existence of an alleged handwritten letter containing his request for P500 million worth of allocables from the executive, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson, in a statement, said that Marcoleta may have deliberately missed out on responding to the “most important” issue — that of a handwritten note left by Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) addressed to a “Cong. Marcoleta.” “He ‘deliberately’ missed the most important reaction: deny […]...

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