WITHOUT THE personal knowledge of the complainants, the allegations against Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista are all hearsay, Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas said Thursday. Thus, Mr. Farinas said, the House is faced with a “novel” impeachment complaint, in which the allegations come mostly from Bautista’s estranged wife, Patricia, who accused her husband of amassing unexplained wealth of at least P1 billion. For his part, Mr. Bautista said he is prepared to face the impeachment complaint filed against him at the House of Representatives and answer the allegations at the proper time and place. After his absence at the first briefing of the Comelec’s proposed 2018 budget, Mr. Bautista appeared at the House on Thursday, Aug. 24, to defend the P16.1-billion appropriation for the poll body. The impeachment complaint against Mr. Bautista was filed on Aug. 23, by lawyer Ferdinand Topacio and former congressman Jacinto Paras. — interaksyon.com

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