2 more Aquino allies face plunder charges

Two more political allies of President Benigno Aquino 3rd will be in the new set of government officials who will be indicted for plunder for allegedly pocketing huge kickbacks from congressional fund insertions and from funds released through the National Anti-Poverty Commission.

Levito Baligod, the counsel of the witnesses in the pork barrel scam involving Janet Lim-Napoles, refused to identify the two officials by name, saying only one is a former member of the House of Representatives who is now a senator, and the other was once considered a senatorial “material” who is now holding a government position. This official was bumped out of the senatorial slate of the Liberal Party after its officials decided to accommodate bets other parties to strengthen the administration’s chances of getting majority of the Senate seats.