PCIJ
Michaelangelo "Louie" Zuce is in the Senate, talking about what he says he knows about payoffs that were made to Comelec officials in exchange for ensuring President Arroyo's victory in May 2004. The former presidential staff officer and kin of ex-Comelec commissioner Virgilio Garcillano first made his story public on Monday morning in a press conference. On Tuesday he disclosed more details in an interview with PCIJ and ABS-CBN. (See " The messenger sings" and "Not once, but twice" posts.)
Late Monday, Malacañang issued to the media a statement signed by Zuce's former boss, Jose Ma. A. Rufino. In that statement, Rufino says he is "shocked and very much saddened by the wild accusations" made by Zuce.
I and my office have never been involved in influencing, much less bribing, Comelec officials to support Lakas-NUCD candidates including President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Rufino appealed to Zuce "to retract his falsehoods."
Read Rufino's statement here.
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