MANILA, Philippines — A P5 million reward is being offered by the government to anyone who can provide information on the whereabouts of the brother of Janet Lim-Napoles, alleged mastermind in the P10 billion “pork barrel” scam, according to a radio report.
Reynald Lim, together with Napoles, is facing illegal detention charges for the alleged abduction of whistle-blower Benhur Luy.
The reward was offered shortly after Napoles, who had a P10 million bounty for her arrest, surrendered Wednesday night to President Benigno Aquino III in Malacanang.
Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas III made the announcement of Napoles’ surrender in a press conference aired live on television and radio.
Napoles is now in the custody of police at the national headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City.
Napoles and Lim are linked to the alleged misuse of P10 billion in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel of lawmakers who were also said to have conspired to channel the money to bogus nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and ghost projects.
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