Bribery ‘always present’ in speakership race – solon 0 SHARES Share it! “Ikaw naman, para kang bago (You’re acting like a newbie),” the solon told this reporter after he was asked to comment about the bribery allegations in connection with the speakership race for the upcoming 18th Congress. “Every time there’s an election, all those components — bribery, vote buying, etc. The figure then ballooned to P7 million based on information shared with reporters by Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Dong Gonzales. If the bribing allegations are true, then a speaker-hopeful would need deep pockets since there are a total of 304 House members in this 18th Congress.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 09, 2019 09:22 UTC