THE name of Ephraim Genuino, chair of the cash-rich Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), came up in the press conference held this morning by President Arroyo’s former Cabinet members.
Former Education Secretary Florencio "Butch" Abad said that a small group of Cabinet secretaries had asked Arroyo to let Genuino go at the height of the political crisis.
But the president wouldn’t, according to Abad. He quoted her as saying, "I need Genuino because… he takes cares of the media and the bishops for me."
Genuino, a close associate of First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo, apparently does more than dealing with the press and the clergy.
In its latest issue, Newsbreak identified 15 conversations in the controversial "Hello, Garci" tapes as supposedly those between the Pagcor chair and then elections commissioner Virgilio Garcillano.
Genuino, in two instances, asked about possible payoffs to election manipulators, according to Newsbreak.
Several of the 15 conversations were earlier reported to have been between Garcillano and Mr. Arroyo or former Sen. Robert Barbers.
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