Chavit Singson scandal photo

The photo shows a sitting Singson surrounded by foreign women inside what appears to be an airplane.

The image has been posted on blogs and social media.

A controversial photo of Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson is making rounds on the Internet.

Singson, in an interview with GMA News, admitted that the photo is genuine.

However, he explained that it was taken during a commercial shoot for an alcoholic drink.

He said the theme of the shoot was a party scene and most of the women in the photo are Brazilian models.

Singson said the photo was taken inside his private plane.

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Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno could be the key

De Lima also testified that Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, in her dissent to the issuance of the Nov. 15 TRO, wrote about certain irregularities that made it appear that the TRO was immediately effective.

Though the SC, in a Feb. 14 resolution, has prohibited justices and court personnel from appearing in Corona’s impeachment trial, the prosecution hopes that Sereno would volunteer to testify on the irregularities she mentioned in her dissent.

Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares, a member of the prosecution panel, said the Senate impeachment court should challenge the resolution since it is an “attempt at cover-up” and it bars senator-judges from searching for the truth.

He said the SC issuance prevents court personnel from testifying on simple administrative matters such as the time the TRO resolution was issued and announced, the date and time the Arroyos complied with one or two of the TRO’s three conditions, and the date and time De Lima was furnished a copy of the TRO.

“The SC wants to prevent the truth from coming out. We believe that the Feb. 14 resolution is unconstitutional,” Colmenares said.

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