While most kids awaits the coming of Santa Claus in their homes for their gifts this Christmas, the senate and the office of ombudsman is also waiting for the arrival of former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn "Joc-Joc" Bolante. The allegedly mastermind behind the Fertilizer fund scam.
Joc-Joc who sought political asylum in United States because he claims that he has been receiving death threats was denied safe haven in US by the immigration department and is coming back home tomorrow, Tuesday.
Arrest warrant
Senator Manny Villar ordered Gen. Jose Balajadia, the Senate sergeant-at-arms to arres former Agriculture Undersecretary Joc-Joc Bolante upon his return to the Philippines from US tomorrow. The arrest warrant issued by the Senate in December 2005 against Bolante for failing to attend public hearings of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and of the Senate blue-ribbong committee on the P728-million fertilizer fund scam during the thirteenth congress is still valid in fourteenth congress.
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