With people going nuts over the pork scam lists, will a denial make a difference?
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“In a statement released on Tuesday, May 13, Budget Secretary Butch Abad denied that he is among the pork barrel scam operators tagged by businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, urging the public not to believe allegations without evidence,” reports Camille Diola on Philstar.com.
Abad was quoted as saying, “Until the public sees the true affidavit of Janet Lim Napoles, and until hard evidence supports the statements in this affidavit, everything is speculation, if not total fabrication, at this point.”
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He added, “I ask the public not to immediately believe these allegations, but to weigh the only thing that matters in the end: the evidence.”
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