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Matindi na talaga ang kurupsiyon na nangyayari sa bansang Pilipinas. At ang nakakalungkot mga kinatawan pa ng pamahalaan ang nasasangkot. Mga pinuno ng bayan na iniluklok bilang kinatawan ng mga mamamayan pero sila ang unang sumisira sa tiwala ng taong bayan.Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio on Monday filed plunder charges against two of his predecessors for allegedly pocketing millions of pesos in quarrying fees.
Panlilio's complaint included Sen. Manuel "Lito" Lapid, his son and current Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) general manager Mark Lapid, former provincial administrator Fidel Arcena, and former provincial treasurers Jovito Sabado and Vergel Yabut.
According to computations by Panlilio's office, P121 million worth of quarrying fees were collected in all from 2002 and 2007, but based on the collected environment ecological fees submitted for the municipalities of Floridablanca, Mabalacat and Porac the province should have collected P689 million.
This meant there was roughly P568 million in quarrying fees that is allegedly missing from the provincial coffers.
The elder Lapid was governor from 1995 to 2003, while the younger Lapid governed the province from 2003 to 2007.
Panlilio has been vocal about how his administration collected P397 million in quarrying fees in his term, more than double the total collected from his two predecessors.
Panlilio said there is no politics involved in his filing of the plunder case and that this case is not connected to his possible run for president in 2010.
However, Senator Lapid said Panlilio's moves is merely for politicking since he has already announced his plan to attempt to return to the Pampanga Capitol in 2010.
Lapid said his non-collection of quarrying fees during his term was a big help to many people in the province.
He also compared himself to Sen. Manuel Villar, who is the focus of an ethics complaint in the Senate. He said that he and Villar are the focus of moves to derail their respective bids for the 2010 elections. With a report from Maricar Bautista, ABS-CBN News



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