She also alleged that the poll chief had pay slips and checks received from the Divina law firm “as commission for assisting the law firm clients with the Comelec.”Patricia also claimed that Bautista had 35 passbook accounts at LDB with a total balance of P329,220,962. The poll chief continued to deny that the hidden-wealth allegations against him and claimed all were half-truths. But House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said Bautista’s wife was the “perfect complainant” for an impeachment complaint against the poll chief because she claimed she had personal knowledge of his wrongdoing. Bautista’s wife, Patricia Paz, said she has proof that her husband had received commissions from Smartmatic through Divina law firm, whose managing partner Nilo Divina is said to be a close friend of the Comelec chairman. “I think Chairman Bautista should consider that seriously.

Source: The Standard August 16, 2017 15:56 UTC