Villar denies sending emissary, bribe try

Sen. Richard Gordon accused fellow presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Villar of attempting to bribe him to withdraw from the race.

Villar denied bribing Gordon with a Cabinet post and reimbursement of campaign expenses in order to win him over on his Senate ethics case.

Former President Joseph Estrada revealed that he has received offers to withdraw from the presidential race in exchange for a large amount of cash from a rival candidate.

Villar denied asking El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde to talk to former President Joseph Estrada to withdraw, saying:
“Wala akong kinakausap…Maski tanungin natin ang lahat ng aking mga nasa planning group, associates, makikita niyo na lahat na meron na akong assumption lahat kami ay andiyan.”

Villar said he has become the focus of the attacks since it only means that he is already leading the race. He also urged Gordon and Estrada to name the alleged emissaries.

See Gordon says Villar tried to buy him out of race