The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. said that he will file charges against Jose de Venecia III for accusing him of attempted bribery.
Jose de Venecia III, also known as Joey, is the son of Jose de Venecia Jr. (JDV) and co-founder of Amsterdam Holdings Inc. (AHI). According to him, Abalos tried to bribe him with $10 million to withdraw his company’s bid to bag the national broadband network (NBN) supply contract with the Department of Transportation and Communications where he immediately declined the money.
Meanwhile, the embattled Chairman Abalos stressed that he never offered any money to anybody to support the project and he is not even part of the broadband deal. He also said that he do not have $10 million to bribe the younger de Venecia.
The COMELEC chairman was indicted of brokering the deal on behalf of China’s ZTE Corp. He purportedly received generous gifts from ZTE officials, including women. Abalos, however, denied the allegations.
source: abs-cbnnews.com
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