众议院多数党领袖桑德罗·马科斯表示，18名自称中间人的人声称他收受了装满现金的行李箱，这些说法纯属胡扯。
众议院多数党领袖桑德罗·马科斯在接受采访时表示，他不会理会那些他称之为假海军陆战队队员（现仅被称为保镖）的人的证词。
他指出，在弗朗西斯·埃斯库德罗参议员加入多数党后，该参议员突然被列入了据称从这18人手中收到装满现金的行李箱的人员名单中。
菲律宾大学法学院副院长保罗·伊曼纽尔·塔马塞表示，这18人陈述中的前后矛盾在法庭上是令人质疑的，因为他们的证词似乎随风倒，不断变化。
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Senators allied with Alan Peter Cayetano conducted a Blue Ribbon committee hearing on flood control anomalies on June 4 despite objections from the Senate majority bloc led by Win Gatchalian.
The 18 alleged bagmen of former lawmaker Zaldy Co stood by their claims that Senators Mark Villar and Francis Escudero received suitcases of dirty money.
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Several lawmakers accused of receiving cash in suitcases have filed libel and cyberlibel charges against their accusers.
A scheduled June 16 hearing announced by former congressman Mike Defensor has intensified the conflict over Senate Blue Ribbon Committee authority between the Cayetano bloc and the majority leadership.
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In the resolution of its probe into Sen. Rodante Marcoleta's undisclosed P75 million Senate campaign donations—previously complicated by a SALN complaint—election lawyer Romulo Macalintal criticized the Commission on Elections' decision to clear the senator. The poll body found no evidence to charge him due to repealed disclosure rules and recommended complaints against his donors instead.