Estrada, Marcoleta given committee chairmanships despite detention

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Jinggoy Estrada was named on Wednesday as the chairperson of the Senate committee on electoral reforms, while Sen. Rodante Marcoleta was made chairperson of the Senate panel on tourism, despite their detention for plunder charges. Senate minority leader Alan Peter Cayetano elected the bloc’s committee chairmanships on Wednesday afternoon to “accomodate”

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