The influential Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines urged perpetrators of the pork barrel scam to “come out and admit their wrongdoings.” In a statement issued Saturday, May 24, the CBCP through its president, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, said an those implicated should allow an “impartial investigation to take place” and not use the power of their office to obstruct the pursuit of truth. The bishops also said they were “shocked, together with our people, at the amount of money squandered when there are so many in great need.”
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