pork barrel scam

Whistleblowers in the multi-million peso pork barrel scam have submitted boxes of evidence to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday, revealing how much money lawmakers and other officials received from bogus non-government organizations (NGOs) purportedly set up by businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles.

In a report by ABS-CBN's Niko Baua, the whistleblowers' lawyer Atty. Levito Baligod said they are confident in the pieces of evidence they have, which include ledgers, bank deposits, checks, withdrawals and bank receipts that all support the whistleblowers' claims against Napoles and lawmakers allegedly involved in the pork scam. 

"Kailangan po kasi nating patunayan yung money trail kaya ang salaysay ng mga whistleblowers ay mula pa dun sa pagdeposito ng pondo ng gobyerno sa mga bangko ng NGOs. Sinabi po nila na sila po ang nag-withdraw at iniremit 'yan kay Gng. Napoles at mula kay Gng. Napoles. Sinasabi po nila kung paano na-disperse yung pera po na 'yun," Baligod said. 

In an earlier interview, the legal counsel for the scam whistleblowers said, "if you base it on their financial transactions, you can see [these government officials] either accepted cash checks or it went to their bank accounts."  Baligod also said at least 6 of the whistleblowers can testify they handed money to assistants and agents of lawmakers.

Napoles has been tagged as the alleged brains behind the pork barrel scam, wherein lawmakers’ Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) were funneled to fake NGOs involved in ghost projects purportedly set up by the businesswoman.

She is currently detained at Fort Sto. Domingo in Sta. Rosa Laguna for the serious illegal detention case filed against her by key pork scam whistleblower and Napoles' former employee, Benhur Luy.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to review the evidence the pork scam whistleblowers submitted and use these as the basis for the case they would file before the Ombudsman against lawmakers involved in the scam. 

DOJ Sec. Leila de Lima said charges in connection with the pork barrel scam will most likely be filed on Monday. 

Although a broadsheet earlier reported that Senators Bong Revilla, Juan Ponce Enrile, and Jinggoy Estrada are among those to be charged, both de Lima and Baligod refused to confirm the names of lawmakers who would face charges of plunder and malversation of public funds over the pork controversy. 

President Aquino earlier said Napoles could face plunder charges for her purported involvement in the scam.

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