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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