Philippines, November 13, 2008
Former 2004 Bukidnon congressman and senator under protes Juan Miguel Zubiri a known Arroyo political ally, out of "delicadeza", inhibited himself from the senate blue ribbon committee hearings after his name was included in the long list of the alleged recipients of the fertilizer fund.
Zubiri admitted that he was indeed offered P5 million worth of fertilizer. However, he said he declined the offer and instead asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) to convert the said fund for him into road and bridge construction fund.
Ang palusot ni Zubiri, "Being an agriculturist, a trained and educated agriculturist, I knew for a fact that fertilizer was not needed by the farmers of Bukidnon. The fertilizers [being offered] were more for ornamental application."
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