Napoles claims giving expensive cars to lawmakers

Janet Lim-Napoles INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines–Alleged “pork barrel” scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles claimed giving cash advances and gifts – from  “lechon baka” to expensive cars like  Camry  and CR-V – to lawmakers or their agents in exchange   for projects.

In her affidavit submitted to the Senate blue ribbon committee Monday,  Napoles alleged that former Congresswoman Nanette Daza personally went to her office and promised to give her projects.

“Nag cash advance siya  (Daza) ng  P3 million. Natatandan ko pa nga na  noong panahon na iyon, merong Nanette Daza Cup tournament at humingi pa sya ng lechon baka (She received a cash advance of P3 million.  I even recall  during that time  that there was a Nanette Daza Cup tournament and she even asked for roasted beef),”  Napoles said in the  affidavit.

She said Daza’s brother, Bobby, came back to  ask for  another cash advance so  she gave him check named under the brother.

“Ngunit  nang mag-iimplement na sa proyekto na kanilang ibinigay, nalaman ko na binenta din nila sa ibang supplier na kagaya ko iyong parehong proyekto. Hanggang matapos ang kanyang termino, walang nangyari (But when we were  about to implement the project she gave us, I learned    that  she  also  sold  it to  another supplier, who has  the same project like  me. Nothing happened until she finished her term),” said Napoles.

Napoles also claimed giving  a Hyundai Starex to     Jennifer Corpuz, who  allegedly served as agent of Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III,  supposedly as a birthday   gift to the senator’s wife.

Even before Sotto ran for the Senate,  she said,   Corpuz received about P100 million  rebate for bringing in P200 million worth of special allotment release order (SARO)  for the Department of  Agrarian  Reform.

“Sa lahat ng  transakyong ito, ang tanging  kausap ko lang ay si Jennifer Corpuz. Siya ang kumukuha ng mga dokumento sa aking opisina na kailangan ng implementing agency upang papirmahan sa senador. Siya din ang kumukuha ng pera mula sa aking opisina at minsan ay kanyang ipinapahatid sa  kanyang nail salon sa Wilson St. San Juan (In all these transactions, I was just talking to Jennifer Corpuz. She was the one getting documents from my office needed by the implementing agency for signature by the senator. She’s the one getting the money also from my office and sometimes she would ask that they be sent to her nail salon on Wilson St. in San Juan),” Napoles said.

“Minsan niya rin akong  hiningan ng isang Hyundai Starex na ang sabi nya ay ibibigay sa kaarawan ng maybahay ni Senador Sotto (Once she asked for a Hyundai Starex that she said she would give as a birthday present to Senator Sotto’s wife),” she said.

Napoles said Corpuz asked 40 percent commission for Sotto and 10 percent for    herself  for every project   that she gave to her.

Napoles  also claimed that a certain Tet De Joya,  who  allegedly served as agent of former congressman Gilbert Remulla, received a Camry and CR-V from her  in 2002 as cash advance.

But De Joya, she said, did not  deliver the project after receiving  the cash advance.

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