Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Wednesday wished that there was truth to supposed rumor that he and his colleagues in the Senate each received an additional P100 million in “pork barrel” in exchange for favoring postponement of scheduled elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
“Sana tutuo. Malaking tulong yun sa ating mga kababayan (If true, that would be a big help to our countrymen),” Lapid said of the alleged sweetener. [ FULL STORY ]