MANILA, Philippines—It's not only Janet Lim-Napoles and her associates who will be on trial if the pork barrel funds scam reaches the courts—she'll be dragging along with her the Philippines' political and justice systems, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago said on Friday. Santiago made the remark as authorities entered the second day of a manhunt for the alleged mastermind of the P10-billion racket amid doubts that the lawmakers supposedly involved could be brought to justice. "We're on the verge of one of the most sensational cases of corruption in Philippine politics," Santiago told reporters after addressing physicians in a Mandaluyong hotel. ...
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