List also bares alleged commissions

By: Matikas Santos - 11 years ago

Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines—Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Ramon Revilla Jr., and Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada allegedly received around P100 million each in commissions, according to the unsigned draft affidavit of Janet Lim Napoles that former Senator Panfilo Lacson submitted to the Senate Tuesday.

The draft affidavit dated March 12, 2014 cited all the Special Allotment Release Orders (SAROs) from 2007 to 2009 where the three senators, some of their staff members, heads of implementing agencies, and congressmen, got commissions.

For Senator Juan Ponce Enrile:

Saro # 07-04618 March 6, 2007 P8,640,000

Saro # ROCS-08-05216 June 11, 2008 P21,825,000

Saro # ROCS-08-07211 March 3, 2008 P21,825,000

Saro # 09-04952 July 9, 2009 P21,375,000

Saro # 09-04996 July 10, 2009 P25,650,000

Saro # G-09-07112 Sept, 25, 2009 P17,100,000

Total commission: P116,415,000

For Senator Ramon Revilla Jr.:

Saro # ROCS-09-000949 March 17, 2009 P8,000,000

Saro # ROCS-09-04973 Aug 6, 2009 P34,000,000

Saro # ROCS-09-04953 Aug 3, 2009 P20,000,000

Saro # ROCS-09-2357 Aug 11, 2009 P16,000,000

Saro # G-09-07065 Oct 22, 2009 P32,000,000

Total commission: P110,000,000

For Senator Jinggoy Estrada:

Saro # ROCS-08-01698 Feb 15, 2008 P12,500,000

Saro # ROCS-09-02770 May 5, 2009 P4,365,000

Saro # ROCS-09-01612 March 17, 2009 P9,700,000

Saro # G-09-07076 Sept 25, 2009 P17,050,000

Saro # G-09-07579 Oct 12, 2009 P27,500,000

Saro # F-09-09580 Dec 29, 2009 P13,337,500

Saro # F-09-09579 Dec 29, 2009 P13,750,000

Total commission: P98,202,500

Aside from the three senators, Ruby Tuason had received P29 million in commissions while Alexis Sevidal of the National Livelihood Development Center (NLDC) received also around P29 million.

One staff member of Revilla, Lawyer Richard Cambe, had also received around P13.7 million in commissions while Pauline Labayen, deputy chief of staff of Estrada, received P5.8 million.

Two officials of the National Agribusiness Corporation (NABCOR), Allan Javellana and Rhoda Mendoza, got P13.2 million and P6.6 million, respectively.

Technology Resource Center (TRC) Director General Dennis Cunanan got P1.44 million while former TRC chief Antonio Ortiz got P2.88 million.

Congressman Samuel Dangwa had also received P4,275,000 in commission based on Saro # ROCS-09-01612 dated March 17, 2009 while his staff Carlos Lozada got P427,500.

Congressman Rodolfo Plaza got a total of P7.5 million in commissions according the Saros cited in the draft affidavit:

Saro # D-09-04013 June 4, 2009 P2,500,000

Saro # ROCS-09-03030 May 12, 2009 P1,250,000

Saro # ROCS-09-06339 Aug 20, 2009 P3,750,000

Congressman Constantino Jaraula got P5 million as commission based on Saro # ROCS-07-00580 Jan 12, 2007.

In the draft affidavit of Napoles, she said that she gave the information regarding the commissions of the listed persons because they already have cases against them.

“My affidavit covers only the above-mentioned persons in the meantime, due to the fact that there are already pending cases against them, but I am willing to testify about other persons whom I have transacted with if and when the corresponding cases will be filed against them,” the draft affidavit read.