Joker Arroyo scores Senate investigation as ‘one-sided’

The former chairman of the Philippine Senate’s blue ribbon committee criticized the way the panel handled allegations of graft against Vice President Jejomar Binay, calling it “one-sided.” An 11-storey Makati City Hall that started construction under Binay’s term as Mayor is allegedly overpriced by P2 billion ($45.65 million). Arroyo refrained from issuing a political stance on the case, but instead criticized the manner in which the committee’s investigations were being conducted. Arroyo said the Blue Ribbon Committee of today was “not as it was before.”The former senator particularly hit the rule that says two out of 21 members constitute a quorum. He said it will only take two people to cite a witness for contempt and have this person detained.

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