One article implied he was working for political opponents of the Philippine president - - didn't say whether that's the current prez (Gloria) or the past, ousted president (Estrada). This is a reflection of the corruption in Philippine politics.
Thats correct. This fellow was bribed no doubt.
Its interesting that no such information was actually used in Philippine politics. Estrada was hit with purely local corruption via a local informant, Arroyo's big scandal was the same.