MANILA - Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Wednesday criticized a parody news site that said he had been arrested in the US for trying to smuggle US dollars inside his breast. The parody news story appeared in the So, What's News website. The senator said he was never denied entry into the US. "That will never be true. I was never arrested. I was never denied entry in the United States. I do not know where these news are coming from. I do not know what they want to deliver to the Filipino people, anong klaseng pagsisinungaling ang gusto nilang gawin sa akin. Hindi ko alam kung bakit sila gumagaw ng ganung klaseng storya," he said. Estrada left for the US last Saturday to seek medical help for his wife. However, he confirmed that his wife was unable to go with him because she had to take care of their sick daughter. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima is asking the Department of Foreign Affairs to cancel the passports of Estrada and 36 other people included in the plunder, graft, bribery and malversation charges in connection with the pork barrel scam. She later said Estrada is free to leave the country since the DFA had yet to act on her request. Estrada is set to return to the country before Senate sessions resume on November 18. ANC HEADSTART, November 6, 2013
