Palace spokesmen, survey company charged for graft

FOUR of President Benigno Aquino 3rd’s spokesmen and survey firm Pulse Asia Research Inc. will be facing charges over their purported conspiracy for plying out a dubious poll result on the president’s satisfaction ratings last month.

Former Rep. Augusto Syjuco Jr. of Iloilo province slapped before the Office of the Ombudsman a complaint against ranking Palace officers Secretary Herminio Coloma of the Presidential Communications Operations Office, Secretary Ramon Carandang of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda, deputy presidential spokesman Abigail Valte and Pulse Asia.