Napoles says ex-solon went to their office but talked to her husband

Jaime Napoles. Malacañang Photo Bureau / PCOO

MANILA, Philippines – Janet  Lim-Napoles on Thursday confirmed  that  former  Representative Edgar  Valdez, who was linked  into the P10 billion “pork barrel” scam,  went to  her office  in  Discovery Suite   in Ortigas.

But  Napoles, during  the hearing of the Senate blue ribbon committee,  was quick  to clarify that  her husband  was the one who  knew  Valdez.

“It was only Valdez who went to our office one time. And he  only  talked  to my husband,’  she said in  Filipino.

Valdez was among those charged  with plunder at the  Office of the Ombudsman   for allegedly funnelling his Priority Development Assistance Fund  (PDAF) or “pork barrel” funds to non-government organizations  identified with Napoles.

Napoles, who has been detained for serious illegal detention of her cousin and whistle-blower Benhur Luy, is  also facing  plunder case at the Ombudsman along with Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce-Enrile, and Senators Jose “Jinggoy”  Estrada and Ramon `Bong’ Revilla Jr. and other individuals allegedly involved in the scam.

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