NBI confirms Velasco owns two alleged cash houses identified by Gracioso

GMA Network - Oct 6, 2026

National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag on Tuesday said that two of the seven so-called cash houses identified by dismissed policeman Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. are owned by former House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and his wife.

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