STATEMENT OF JOEY SALGADO, HEAD OF OVP MEDIA AFFAIRS, ON THE SENATE HEARING TODAY, OCTOBER 8 As we have expected, the detractors of Vice President Jejomar Binay will allege today in the Senate sub-committee hearing that the Vice President owns a property in Rosario, Batangas. The detractors will show aerial photos of the said property, an amateurish attempt to do a repeat of the “Purisima” expose. We would like to emphasize that: 1. Based on records, the lessor of the property is Sunchamp Real Estate Development Corp., operator of Sunchamp Agri-Tourism Park. 2. Sunchamp Park in Rosario, Batangas has been featured in several publications and TV program and its amenities. These photos would probably be the same photos to be peddled by the Vice President’s detractors in the sub-committee hearing. 3. The Vice President has never denied owning JCB Farms and has included it in his SALN. The facilities and amenities mentioned by Mr. Mercado like the mansion, pool and garden are not owned by the Binays or JCB Farms. These were facilities and amenities constructed by the original owner, Mr. Laureano Gregorio, in the area where the farm is a lessee. 4. As to Agri-Fortuna, Mr. Laureano Gregorio owns 97.4 per cent of the shares. The other shareholders collectively own 3 per cent. Lawyers of the Vice President will make a point-by-point rebuttal of the allegations immediately after the Senate sub-committee hearing.
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:48:47 +0000
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