What’s new in Tuason’s PDAF testimony?

During her 4-hour appearance before the Senate on Thursday, alleged pork barrel scam bagman Ruby Tuason mostly repeated the allegations she made in the affidavit that had been submitted to the Ombudsman, but surprised senators on two things. She named another middleman in the pork barrel scam: Catherine Mae “Maya” Santos, an agriculture and anti-poverty official who claimed to have represented senators Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Loren Legarda. Tuason also refused to categorically link Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile to the scam – to the chagrin of Enrile’s foes – saying she only delivered money to his former chief of staff Gigi Reyes.

Netizens’ reactions to Tuason’s testimony were largely negative, expressing doubt she was doing this out of genuine remorse but just to save herself from the plunder complaint she is facing. See Rappler’s social media scan here.