Recto: Leviste offered P1B to make Vilma Santos quit Batangas gov race

MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Ralph Recto has finally broken his silence and engaged Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste in a full-on word war.  In a strongly worded statement on Tuesday, Recto accused the neophyte lawmaker of attempting to bribe him with up to P1 billion to influence electoral contests and to grab hectares of sugar plantation