Sandiganbayan garnishes four more Revilla properties

The Sandiganbayan has garnished four more properties of detained Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. which are alleged to be part of his loot in the purported pork barrel scam.

In a sheriff’s report sent to the antigraft court first division, the registry of deeds responded to the order by the court to temporarily secure four of Revilla’s properties in Tagaytay and Cavite: Two 125 square meter properties in Tagaytay, a 10,191 sq m property and a 14,834 sq m property both in Silang, Cavite.

The court earlier granted the prosecution’s request to garnish Revilla’s properties in various municipalities in Cavite and in Tagaytay, as well as his and his wife Lani Mercado’s bank accounts.

The court was also informed that the Fuso Jitney named under Revilla’s wife was likewise attached.

Meanwhile, the court was told by Riviera Golf Club that Revilla did not hold shares in the club.

The court’s garnishment order or writ for preliminary attachment is intended to temporarily secure Revilla’s properties and prevent him from disposing of these in the course of the pork barrel scam case.

This will enable government to claim damages if ever it gets a favorable ruling from the court.

In its first sheriff report, the court was able to freeze Revilla’s bank accounts that contained P291,205.62, or a small fraction of the  P224.5 million in Revilla’s purported commissions from pork barrel kickbacks.

Revilla also closed 11 accounts between 2009 and 2014, five of which were closed by Revilla after news of the pork barrel scam broke, the report said.

Revilla is detained at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center as he faces plunder charges. Also detained for plunder are alleged mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles, Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Juan Ponce Enrile, and former representatives Rizalina Seachon Lanete and Edgar Valdez.