Making VP’s foes state witnesses no surprise to Binay camp

Governor Jonvic Remulla of Cavite on Wednesday said he will not be surprised if former Makati City Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado and other detractors of Vice President Jejomar Binay are given immunity from criminal prosecution by the Senate and eventually made state witnesses.

“Given the way Mr. Mercado was accommodated by some senators during the hearings even after he admitted committing a criminal act, I won’t be surprised if they give him immunity just so he can continue to make baseless allegation after allegation against [the] Vice President,” Binay’s spokesman on political concerns added.