Saturday, January 29, 2011

EX-CHIEF OF STAFF CONFIRMS PAYOLA; SAYS EVEN WIVES, KIDS ENJOY PERKS, TOO


By Christian V. Esguerra, Philippine Daily Inquirer
george rabusaA chief of staff of the Armed Forces under then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has confirmed the existence of a multimillion-peso payola pot at the Camp Aguinaldo general headquarters, as earlier revealed by ex-military budget officer George Rabusa.

But the retired general said the pot, along with other fund sources in and out of the AFP, provided the military brass sufficient sums for their retirement so that, contrary to what Rabusa had claimed, an outgoing chief of staff did not need a hefty sendoff gift (pabaon).
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