Reyes breaks silence on Malampaya pork deal

October 22, 2007

Governor Joel T. Reyes gave a live interview Monday morning with DYPR’s Ruel Caralipio that kept me glued to the radio while driving to work. It was a scoop for DYPR, the first time Governor Reyes broke his silence over a number of controversial issues that had emerged during the past month or so.

jtr.jpgAs expected, one of the topics covered was about the Malampaya sharing controversy, a story that I broke in the Inquirer over a month ago detailing their secret negotiation with the Palace to distribute portions of the Malampaya royalty being claimed by Palawan into a three-way pork sharing between Capitol and the two congressmen.

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