₱101.6 billion Pesos ($2.3 billion U.S. Dollars) Pork Barrel Scam Scandal in the Philippines
₱101.6 billion Philippine pesos Pork Barrel Scam
$2.3 billion U.S. dollars
€1.7 billion Euros
SEK15 billion Swedish Crowns (dvs 15 Miljarder svenska kronor)
The COA said the transfer of (Pork Barrel (Scam) funds to dummy non-government organizations) funds by recipient–state agencies and lawmakers to NGOs was illegal.
They were Revilla, P224,512,500; Enrile, P172,834,500; Estrada, P183,793,759; former Masbate 3rd district Rep. Rizalina Seachon-Lanete, P108,405,000; and former Apec Rep. Edgar Valdez, P56,087,500.
Three former representatives were also facing charges for involvement in malversation, direct bribery and other graft and corrupt practices. They are:
- Rodolfo Plaza of one district of Agusan del Sur
- Samuel Dangwa of the lone district of Benguet
- Constantino Jaraula of Cagayan de Oro
Mentioned last was Janet Lim-Napoles as co-conspirator of the accused lawmakers.
Others facing charges include:
Staff of lawmakers
- Atty. Jessica Lucila Reyes – Chief of staff
(COS) of Sen. Enrile
- Richard Cambe – staff of Sen. Revilla
- Ruby Tuason – representative of Sen. Enrile and Sen. Estrada
- Pauline Labayen – staff of Sen. Estrada
- Jose Sumalpong – COS of former Rep. Lanete
- Jeanette dela Cruz – district staff of former Rep. Lanete
- Erwin Dangwa – COS of former Rep. Dangwa
- Carlos Lozada – staff of former Rep. Dangwa
(officers of government corporations)
- Alan Javellana – former president of the National Agribusiness Corporation (NABCOR)
- Gondelina Amata – president of the National Livelihood Development Corporation (NLDC)
- Antonio Ortiz – former director general of the Technology Resource Center (TRC)
- Dennis Cunanan – former deputy director general, now director general, of TRC
- Salvador Salacup – former president of ZNAC Rubber Estate Corporation (ZREC), now assistant secretary at the Department of Agriculture
NGO officials
- Jocelyn Piorato – head of Agricultura para sa Magbubukid Foundation Inc.
- Nemencio Pablo – head of Agri and Economic Program for Farmers Foundation Inc.
- Mylene Encarnacion – Countrywide Agri and Rural Economic Development Foundation Inc.
- John Raymond de Asis – Kaupdanan para sa Mangunguma Foundation Inc.
- Evelyn Deleon – Philippine Social Development Foundation Inc.
- Ronald John Lim – Ginintuang Alay sa Magsasaka Foundation Inc.
Also recommended to be charged with plunder of malversation were five employees of NABCOR, three from NLDC, and two from TRC:
NABCOR
- Victor Cacal
- Ma. Ninez Guanizo
- Julie Johnson
- Rhodora Mendoza
NLDC
- Alexis Sevidal
- Sofia Cruz
- Chila Jalandoni
TRC
- Francisco Figura
- Marivic Jover
