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Philippine President Linked To Gambling Bribes5 October 2000MANILA, PHILIPPINES –Oct. 5, 2000 – As reported by The Associated Press: "Philippine President Joseph Estrada on Thursday ordered a police crackdown on `all forms of illegal gambling' after an opposition legislator and a local official accused him and his relatives of receiving millions of dollars in bribes from gambling lords. "Opposition senator Teofisto Guingona, in a privileged speech earlier Thursday, accused Estrada of "betraying public trust" by allegedly coddling operators of an illegal numbers game called "jueteng" in return for 10 million pesos (217,391 dollars) a month. "…Guingona said he had unspecified evidence that Estrada entered into a deal with the `jueteng lords' in which one of his political allies, who he identified as Luis Singson, the governor of a northern province, would collect the money every month. "…Jueteng is illegal because operators do not pay required taxes and are not covered by Manila's Games and Amusements Board. Critics say the game has corrupted police and government officials who are allegedly bribed to look the other way…" |