Day: June 4, 2008

This is the latest update from Harry Roque on former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocjoc Bolante in his bid for political asylum in the United States to avoid acountability for the more than P700 million fertilizer fund that was diverted for the election campaign of Gloria Arroyo in 2004.

Joc-JocBolante’s Petition to seek Asylum in the United States has been denied twice: first, by the Chicago Immigration Court, and second, by the Board of Immigration Appeals.

In both denials, the tribunals ruled that Bolante failed to prove that he was suffering from a well grounded fear of persecution from the Philippine government, the Senate in particular. He has resorted to the filing of a Petition for Review with the Federal Court of Appeals where oral arguments were heard last February 11, 2008. A decision in this case is expected soon.
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From MSN:

Hillary Clinton open to being Obama’s vice president

Chicago- Sen. Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, becoming the first black candidate to lead a major party into a campaign for the White House, The Associated Press reported based on its tally of delegates.

Obama arranged a victory celebration at the site of this summer’s Republican National Convention — an in-your-face gesture to Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who would be his opponent in the race to become the nation’s 44th president.
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