Sotto, Tulfo shut down ‘ex-marines’ kickback claims

MANILA, Philippines – Senators Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and Erwin Tulfo on Thursday denied the claims of the supposed former Marines who said they delivered cash-filled suitcases to the lawmakers. Two of the 18 supposed Marines, allegedly hired by former congressman Zaldy Co as “bagmen”, made the claims during a probe led by Sen. Rodante Marcoleta into flood control anomalies. “I said that back then. I will not dignify such because I was not a senator from 2022 to 2025. The name they mentioned as my EA (executive assistant) who was appointed was Mark. Mark died in 2015,” Sotto stressed […]...

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