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Why the silence on Chiz Escudero?

A netizen boldly asks: Is government wavering on Escudero and Villanueva? Is there an orchestrated move to absolve them from complicity in the flood control scam? Has Escudero used his reported closeness to Liza Araneta Marcos to whitewash his case? Do Escudero and Villanueva have the goods against President Marcos Jr. that prevents him from pursuing their prosecution?

Why the silence on Chiz Escudero?

The Senate of coach Joel

Joel Villanueva is not just a coach of Imee Marcos. He has become your typical politico who has a characteristic aversion to accountability. In November 2016, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales issued an order to dismiss Villanueva from public office for alleged misuse of P10M in PDAF. The Ombudsman concluded that the disbursements were coursed through a dubious NGO for a livelihood activity that turned out to be a ghost project.

The Senate of coach Joel

VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang kailangan mong malaman tungkol sa mga kandidato sa pagkasenador

Sa pitong bahaging seryeng ito, ang VERA Files Fact Check ay naghanap ng mahalagang impormasyon tungkol sa mga piling kandidato sa pagkasenador upang matulungan ang mga botante sa pagpili ng iboboto. Kasama sa part 2 ng serye ang dalawang dating senador – sina Antonio Trillanes IV at Antique Rep. Loren Legarda – at tatlong incumbents – sina Joel Villanueva, Migz Zubiri at Risa Hontiveros – na nagsisikap na mabawi o mapanatili ang mga puwesto sa kamara.

VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ang kailangan mong malaman tungkol sa mga kandidato sa pagkasenador