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NBI witness: ‘Kickbacks’ to lawmakers standard in gov't projects
MANILA, Philippines — It was “general knowledge” that alleged “kickbacks” given to various proponents, including senators, are given by contractors of government infrastructure projects. This was according to NBI investigative agent III Ivan Bernard Samson, who was the prosecution’s first witness before the Sandiganbay
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