Guanzon-Cardema row needs facts and stricter media coverage

THE noisy row between Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon and former National Youth Commission chairman Ronald Cardema would not be so unpleasant to behold if the protagonists would at least offer substantiation in the controversy, or shine a light on an important public issue.

Cardema claims that Commissioner Guanzon extorted money from him and the Duterte Youth party-list to accredit the party and secure his nomination to a seat in Congress. He alleges that after shelling out P2 million for accreditation of the party and his nomination, Guanzon failed to deliver.