In Senate Bill 2568, Santiago said “no pardon may extinguish the accessory penalty of perpetual absolute disqualification.” The senator filed the bill last January 13 or even before the Supreme Court ruled against the disqualification case filed against former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada, who was convicted of plunder but was pardoned by then President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Read more: newsinfo.inquirer.net/667493/santiago-files-bill-barring-convicted-plunderers-from-running-for-office#ixzz3Pcjdjl5J Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:26:44 +0000
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