HIGHLIGHTS: DOJ presscon on cases vs lawmakers in PDAF scam

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The DOJ and the whistleblowers file the first batch of complaints in relation to the misuse of lawmakers’ pork barrel with the Office of the Ombudsman.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) files the first batch of complaints in relation to the misuse of lawmakers’ pork barrel with the Office of the Ombudsman on Monday, September 16.

Before going to the Ombudsman, the National Bureau of Investigation, under the DOJ, presented to the media piles of documentary evidence – more than a million pages, it said – against 3 senators: Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, Juan Ponce Enrile, Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.

READ: Plunder complaints vs Estrada, JPE, Revilla

Government investigators prioritized the filing of cases against these 3 who “completed cycle” of the scam – there is “documentary evidence [of their involvement] every step of the way,” an NBI source told Rappler.

Watch some highlights of the press conference below.

– Rappler.com

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