Bong Revilla’s misfortunes

Close to 10 years ago, actor Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr landed in the Senate with a bang. A neophyte, he finished an impressive strong second to then senator Mar Roxas during that year’s senatorial elections. Today, battered by accusations he plundered at least P224.5 million, he is fighting what could be the toughest adversary he has ever faced in real life. The Senate listed in its agenda for January 20, the privilege speech of Revilla. He has decided that now is the right time to confront his adversaries. Revilla is said to have collected his commissions in cold cash – from releases of his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) channeled to fake non-governmental organizations linked to Janet Lim Napoles, the woman supposedly behind the pork barrel scam. How will he defend himself?

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