By Jelly F. Musico
MANILA (PNA) – Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila de Lima on Thursday (May 15) personally brought to the Senate her own copy of the controversial Janet Lim Napoles list of senators and other individuals linked to the pork barrel scam.
De Lima personally handed a one-page photo copy of the Napoles list to Senate blue ribbon committee chairman Teofisto Guingona III after the two, together with committee vice chairman Sen. Serge Osmena III, met for almost an hour at Guingona’s office Thursday afternoon.
Guingona said De Lima asked for one week extension for the submission of both the list and Napoles’ narrative affidavit “but we only agreed to give extension on affidavit.”
”I did not agree to the list. I said it should be submitted today as stated in the subpoena. So she submitted the list,” Guingona said.
Guingona refused to comment whether the list was similar to Napoles list submitted by former senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday.
”I don’t want to comment. The list will speak for itself,” Guingona told the Senate media after meeting with the DOJ chief who refused to grant an interview.
Guingona said Napoles signed the “blurred” photo copy of the list in front of De Lima.
Unlike the Napoles list from Lacson that listed 12 incumbent and former senators, De Lima’s Napoles list contained 13 senators, including two former congressmen, who allegedly dealt with Napoles on the priority development assistance fund (PDAF).
The senators listed on De Lima’s Napoles list include: Ramon Revilla, Jinggoy Estrada, Juan Ponce Enrile, Vicente Sotto, Loren Legarda, Koko Pimentel, (former) Manny Villar, Allan Peter Cayetano, Gringo Honasan, (former) Robert Barbers, Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero, and former congressmen and now senators VJ Ejercito and Sonny Angara.
Aside from Ejercito, other former and incumbent congressmen on the list are Jesus Judin Romualdo, Florencio Abad, Banzai Nieva, Maite Defensor, Mike Arroyo, Joel Villanueva, Isidro Ungab, Reynaldo Umali, Salacnib Baterina, Conrad Estrella, Raymond Estrella, Victor Ortega, Niel Benedict Montejo, Arthur Pinggoy, Samuel Dangwa, Florencio Flores, Erwin Chiongbian, Erico Fabian, Florencio Miraflores, Napoleon Beration, Rickey Sandoval, Max Rodriguez, Rufus Rodriguez, Rizalina Seachon Lanete, Edgard Valdez, Scott Davies Lanete, Rafael Nantes, Sunny Rose Madamba, Ruffy Biazon, Gerald Gullas, Carlos Padilla, Rodolfo Plaza, Arnulfo Fuentebella, Raul del Mar, Rommel Amatong, Marc Douglas Cagas, Digaden Dilangalen, Iggy Arroyo, Rodolfo Valencia, Eduardo Zialcita and Nanette Daza.
Also listed as former and incumbent congressmen are Constantino Jaraula, Clavel Martinez, Manuel Ortega, Peter Falcon, Isidro Real, Corazon Malanyaon, Narciso Monfort, Uliran Joaquin, Juaquin Chipeco, Abdullah Dimaporo, Ernesto Pablo, Marcelino Libanan, Rolex Suplico, Benasing Macambon Jr., Jesnar Falcon, Nasser Pangandaman, Hussein Pangandaman, Boy Umali, Bagatsing, Malapitan, Ecleo, Olano, Jesli Lapuz, Oca Rodriguez, Alvarado, Tulagan and Nograles.
Napoles also added in her handwriting, the names of Renato Unico, Ricky Sandoval, Gulllas, Emano, Cong. Angara – APO, Cong. Gonzales and Salceda whose first name cannot be deciphered.
Those listed from agencies are Procy Alcala, Allan Umali and Ofelia Agawin from Department of Agriculture; Teresita Panlilio and Narciso Nieto of Department of Agriculture; Alexis Sevidal of National Livelihood Development Corporation (NLDC); Antonio Ortiz and Deniss Cunanan of Technology Resource Center (TRC); and Rhodora Mendoza of National Agrobusiness Corporation (Nabcor).
The names of those who served as agents also appeared on the list. They are Ruby Tuazon, Bryan Yamsuan, Jen Corpuz, Mat Ranillo, Pauline Labayen, Catherine Mae ‘Maya’ Santos, Patricia ‘Gay’ Agana Tan, Alen Ruste, Mon Arcenas, Celia Cuasay, Maita and Butch.
Guingona said the committee will study first the documents, including Napoles’ affidavit to be submitted by De Lima after the one week deadline before deciding whether to reopen the Senate inquiry into the pork barrel scam.
Meanwhile, neophyte Senator Sonny Angara denied any dealings with Napoles.
”In my three terms as congressman, I have never allocated any of my PDAF to any NGO. Records will bare me out,” Angara said in an emailed statement to the media.
Angara said all his PDAF from 2004 to 2013 were allocated to local government units (LGUs), schools and hospitals within his congressional district in Aurora.
”For transparency, I have released all my PDAF records to the media,” Angara said. (Philippine News Agency)
