Senator tagged in report to Morales
mastermind of the
alleged P10-billion pork barrel scam—not businesswoman Janet
Lim-Napoles, according to official documents obtained by Inquirer.
The eight-page report submitted on Nov. 11 to Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales said Enrile’s former aides Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Gonzales-Reyes and Jose Antonio Evangelista had a close association with Napoles, who was named by her former employees as the brains behind the scheme that allegedly turned allocations under the congressional Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) into kickbacks.
A separate memorandum also recommended the filing of criminal and administrative charges against Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla.
The Fangon memo likewise recommended the
filing of plunder charges against Reyes, Evangelista, Alan Javellana,
Rhodora Mendoza, Victor Cacal, Maria Ninez Guanizo, Encarnita Cristina
Munsod, Ma. Julie Asor Johnson, Gondelina Amata, Chita Chua Jalandoni,
Emmanuel Sevidal, Ofelia Ordonez, Filipina Rodriguez, Sofia Daing Cruz,
Antonio Ortiz, Dennis Cunanan, Maria Rosalinda Lacsamana, Consuelo
Lilian Reyes Espiritu, Francisco Figura, Allen Baysa, Marivic Jover and
officials of six nongovernment organizations (NGOs) controlled by
Napoles.
“There exists sufficient evidence to
warrant the filing of criminal and administrative charges against all
individuals involved in the release, utilization and disbursement,” the
memorandum said, citing statements of former Napoles employees led by
Benhur Luy and documents from the Department of Budget and Management
(DBM) and the Commission on Audit (COA).
Most of the people recommended for
prosecution are in the letter complaint sent on Sept. 16 by the National
Bureau of Investigation to the Ombudsman, recommending that they be
investigated and charged in the Sandiganbayan if warranted.
‘Total lie’
In a statement, Enrile described as a
“total lie” the accusation against him. “In due time, I will explain why
it is a lie,” he said, adding that he planned to do this in a privilege
speech.
He said he did not think this was the time to do it, noting the disaster caused by Supertyphoon “Yolanda.”
“The repetitious but unwarranted
designation by Sen. Enrile of Mrs. Napoles’ NGOs and his eventual
receipt of kickbacks through a representative by itself shows an implied
conspiracy,” Fangon said in his memorandum.
“Mrs. Napoles and Senator Enrile operated their pork enterprise as if the hideous scheme was their regular business,” it said.
The document also identified Ruby Tuason as
an agent of Enrile, 89, described as “Tanda.” Tuason is the widow of a
late cousin of Mike Arroyo, husband of former President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo.
The papers said Tuason was a frequent
visitor at Napoles’ office at 2502 Discovery Center “to pick up cash
from Napoles intended for Tanda.”
“Mrs. Napoles’ dealings with Enrile’s staff
not only clearly indicate her familiarity and close association with
them, but also confirm their cooperation in the anomalous release of
funds to her NGOs and remittance of the commissions or rebates for the
senator as previously agreed upon.”
The report said that based on the 2007 to
2009 records of the Department of Budget and Management, Enrile was
allotted P920 million in PDAF allocations. On March 6, 2007, alone,
Enrile received P141 million with various special allotment release
orders.
“The speed with which funds were released
and disbursed as well as the open disregard of budget and procurement
regulations, implied a deliberate intent to disburse the funds
regardless of the applicable rules on the matter,” the papers said.
An executive summary of the NBI complaint
indicated that Enrile, Estrada and Revilla received a total of
P581,140,750 in kickbacks for allowing Napoles to use their pork barrel
allocations meant to ease poverty in the countryside.
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