More on the Pork Barrel Scam - News, Pasabog, at Iba Pa!

Almost a month after Janet Lim-Napoles "surrendered" to President Aquino, not much had been accomplished in my opinion. Justice delayed is justice denied they say, and that's also my view.

Sec. Leila De Lima said her office together with NBI needed that looong  time frame  to gather evidence against the perpetrators of the Php 10-B PDAF scam lest they will not have their  day in court. But considering that not much is kept secret for long here in our country - be it a showbiz sex video or a confidential political matter- I think time is always of import. In the weeks that our government agencies were gathering evidence, some of the suspects have flown the coop way, way before the charges were filed on September 16.

According to the Bureau of Immigration these six people are now out of the country (indicated  here are their alleged dates of departure):

• Rodofo Plaza (Sept. 11)

• Gigi Reyes (Aug. 31)

• Ruby Tuazon (Aug. 26)

• Antonio Ortiz (Sept 6)

• Dennis Cunanan (Sept. 13)

• Pablo Nemecio Jr. (May 22, 2010)

Thirty-eight personalities were implicated and charged with plunder including the six above. Prominent of these personalities are Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla; and House Representatives  Rodolfo Plaza (Agusan del Sur), Samuel Dangwa (Bengue), Constantino Jaraula (Cagayan de Oro City). There is, of course, the mind behind this brazen scheme - Ma'am Napoles (as what Sec. Roxas fondly call her).

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On September 12, the public had the chance to see whistleblower Benhur Luy for the first time without his signature black cap. He testified before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee primarily regarding how his relative and former employer Janet Napoles conducted a very lucrative business using fake non-government organizations. We've been reading on some social media networks how Napoles had her bathtub filled up with cash, and if Luy's testimony were to be believed, that was indeed the case (or the tub). And also straight from the horse's mouth we heard about "Sexy", who Luy implicated but not directly named during his testimony. We all know, of course, that "Sexy" is Jinggoy and that "Tanda" is Enrile and "Pogi" is Revilla. The aliases were allegedly written in Napoles' blue and red books (or whatever color they are), which recorded the scam queen's dealings with the crooked personalities. 

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Speaking of Jinggoy, I heard that he'll deliver a privilege speech to unveil a bigger scam. Damay-damay na ito! My guess is Pnoy's name will be mentioned. Kayo ano sa palagay n'yo?

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Meanwhile, tomorrow (Sept. 23) will be Napoles' arraignment on the serious illegal detention case filed against her. This after the Makati RTC junked her motion for deferment (postponement) for said arraignment. The hearing is set at 1:30 pm and expect hordes of security to safeguard the claustrophobic defendant. 

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Here's another bombshell about this controversial issue, and the bomb has been dropped by an unlikely mole - Ms Lolit Solit. Yes, that loud-mouthed and uncontrollable showbiz writer/talk show host/manager/talak commander of the entertainment industry. Below is excerpts of Arnold Clavio's column (http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/sep2213/op_ac.htm#.Uj7tKYZ0waj)    containing Solis' allegations: 

"May bagong pasabog si Nanay Lolit Solis nang makausap namin noong Biyernes ng umaga sa aking radio program sa DZBB 594kHz -- ang kanyang minamahal na kaibigan na si Janet Lim-Napoles ay nagkakaroon pala ng pagkakataon na nakakalabas ng Fort Sto. Domingo sa Sta. Rosa, Laguna para makaligo sa kanyang bahay sa Alabang.

Siguradong tataas na naman ang kilay ng mga kinauukulan sa impormasyong ito.

Totoo o hindi? Isa-isahin natin ang mga impormasyon na ikinuwento ni Nanay Lolit:
- Noong umaga ng Agosto 20, ibinulgar ni Nanay Lolit ang naging pagtawag ni Executive Sec. Jojo Ochoa kay Napoles noong Disyembre 2009 para humingi ng campaign funds sa kandidatura ni noo’y Sen. Benigno Aquino III.

- Tanghali ng Agosto 20, tumawag si Napoles kay Nanay Lolit at umiiyak na nagsabi, “Nay, bakit mo binanggit ‘yung kay Jojo Ochoa. Naku magagalit si PNoy niyan. I-retract mo Nay!”

- Sa mga pagtitipon kay Napoles, ikinuwento ni Nanay Lolit na dumalo sina Julia Abad, head ng PMS at Gerry Acuzar, bayaw ni Ochoa. Pati na rin mga asawa nina Se­nate President Franklin Drilon, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, Bong Revilla at iba pa.

- Dagdag pa ni Nanay Lolit, sako-sako ng pera ang ipina­mamahagi ni Napoles tuwing may party ng Pebrero 28 at Disyembre 20 sa kanyang mga bisita. Siya ay nakakatanggap mula P50,000 hanggang P100,000.00.

- Noong Biyernes, ibinulgar ni Nanay Lolit kung bakit hindi pa nahuhuli ang kapatid ni Napoles na si Reynald Lim. Iyon daw ang personal request ni Napoles bago sumuko.

Sa lahat ng mga impormasyon ni Nanay Lolit, na layong makatulong sana sa imbestigasyon ng gobyerno laban sa iligal na gawain ni Napoles, ang tanging sagot ng Malacañang – “huwag nating paniwalaan si Nanay Lolit... taga-showbiz lang ‘yan.”

Ganyan rin ang sagot ng Malacañang kay dating Sen. Kit Tatad na nagbulgar na bago sumuko si Napoles ay nananghalian pa ito sa palasyo."