Quantcast
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 2415

Senate witness links Enrile, Estrada, Revilla to Napoles pork scam

Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce-Enrile,  and Senators  Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada and Ramon “Bong” Revilla  Jr.  were identified by another witness in the Senate investigation into the “pork barrel” funds as the  ones who had  allegedly  endorsed  their  priority development  assistance fund (PDAF) to   non-government  organizations  linked to Janet Lim-Napoles.

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
Senators Jinggoy Estrada (below) poses with Janet Lim-Napoles and Senator Bong Revilla.  The two senators, along with Senator Enrile (inset) were linked anew to the Napoles pork scam.
Senators Jinggoy Estrada (below) poses with Janet Lim-Napoles and Senator Bong Revilla.
The two senators, along with Senator Enrile (inset) were linked anew to the Napoles pork scam.

“I’m very sure of the three senators— Revilla, Estrada and  Enrile,”  said Rhodora Mendoza, former  vice president for administration and finance of National Agribusiness Corporation (NABCOR).

NABCOR was  the implementing  agency allegedly used by some legislators to funnel  their  PDAF to  dubious  NGOs.

Mendoza  was not  among those invited as resource persons in the ongoing hearing of the Senate blue ribbon committee but she was called from the gallery  upon  the suggestion of  former president of NABCOR, Alan Javellana.

Mendoza, under questioning by committee chairman Senator Teofisto Guingona  III admitted that she had  met  whistle-blower Benhur Luy several times because the latter had been following up  about his NGO, Social Development Program for Farmers Foundations Inc. (SDPFFI).

It was  Luy, who she said introduced  her  to Napoles.

“I met her once… I was invited in the thanksgiving mass  in Discovery  Suites,”  Mendoza told the committee, referring to Napoles, the alleged mastermind  in the P10 billion “pork barrel” scam.

And when asked who were the legislators who had coursed their PDAF through  NABCOR, Mendoza  mentioned the names of the three senators.

Revilla, Enrile, and Estrada allegedly  endorsed their PDAF to SDPFF1, Magsasakang Ani para sa Magsasaka Foundation Inc., and People’s Organization for Progress and Development Foundation Inc – all linked to Napoles.

Mendoza said Enrile endorsed the use of his PDAF for  all three NGOs, while Estrada allegedly funnelled his funds to  SDPFII and MAMFI while Revilla’s PDAF went to MAMFI.

The witness  also mentioned the names of  some congressmen  whose PDAF were allegedly transferred to either  SDPFII and MAMFI.

Mendoza said it was only Enrile, who  used his PDAF to  the People’s Organization for Progress and Development Foundation Inc.

Most of the legislators themselves, she said,  signed the endorsement letters  and  the  releases of funds to the NGOs while a few had assigned somebody  from their offices.

She said she did not find anything suspicious  about the transactions.

“Wala naman, they are complying so far,”  Mendoza said, responding to  queries.--Source: Inquirer.net




Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 2415

Trending Articles