THE Senate investigation of alleged anomalies committed by Vice President Jejomar Binay and members of his family is nothing but a “drama” and a “strategy” concocted by Malacañang and the Liberal Party (LP) to weaken the administration’s most formidable opponent in the 2016 elections, according to a renowned political analyst and a retired Catholic bishop.

In separate interviews with The Manila Times, Ramon Casiple and former Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz both see the hands of the Palace and the LP as the puppet masters dictating the flow of the Senate blue ribbon committee’s inquiry into alleged overpricing of the Makati City Hall Building 2 and the supposed 35-hectare farm owned by the Binays in Rosario, Batangas.

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