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Ex-LTFRB aide cited in contempt for failing to back corruption claims

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Lawmakers cited former LTFRB official Jeffrey Tumbado in contempt after he could not explain his allegations of corruption against suspended LTFRB chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III and the agency as a whole.

MANILA, Philippines — A House panel on Monday cited in contempt a former employee of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board for failing to provide concrete evidence of corruption he said was rampant within the agency.

In withdrawing his accusation, Tumbado said that his claims against Guadiz were “all unintentional and misguided” and “borne out of impulse, irrational thinking, misjudgment, poor decision making.” Over a hundred more areas nationwide were declared as “hotspots” a week away from the Oct. 30 barangay and Sangguniang...Fifteen local government units are set to receive a combined amount of P180 million from the Department of Tourism as part...

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