Albay Governor Edcel Greco Lagman denies the accusation of receiving bribes from illegal gambling operators and points to his political enemies as being behind the complaint.
'GO HOME.' Albay Governor Edcel Greco Lagman directs two town mayors to send home evacuees from outside the Mayon volcano danger zone to avoid straining meager resources.
Albay Governor Edcel Greco Lagman denies the accusation and points to his political enemies as being behind the criminal complaint submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman MANILA, Philippines – A self-confessed jueteng bagman has filed a complaint against Albay Governor Edcel Greco “Grex” Lagman, accusing the official of receiving as much as P8 million in bribes from illegal gambling operators at the time when he was the province’s vice governor. Lagman strongly denied the accusation and pointed to his political enemies as being behind the 35-page complaint submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday, February 13. “All the allegations in the complaint are false and are driven by political motives. I have never received any jueteng payola,” Lagman sai
Albay Governor Bribery Accusation Illegal Gambling Political Enemies Complaint