Secretary-general to the Council of Philippine Affairs Pastor Boy Saycon alleged that former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III received up to P90 million in campaign funds from Janet Lim-Napoles, Friday, March 17.
Saycon said revealed in an interview with Radyo Inquirer that Aquino received P90 million from Napoles, the accused mastermind of the Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) scam, when he ran for presidency in 2010.
The Iglesia ni Cristo Pastor on Wednesday turned over to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II evidence of corruption involving what he called "very high officials from the past administration."
Saycon said there was nothing with accepting the campaign contributions, but he pointed out Aquino failed to declare the funds in his Statement of Contributions and Expenditure (SOCE) submitted to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
“Hindi nila dineclare (Soce)… that is against the law,” he said.
Saycon also claimed that Aquino and Napoles knew each other long before he ran for President.
“Kaya nga sinundo siya (Napoles) sa Heritage Park, pagkatapos naglunch pa sila sa Malacañang, pagkatapos hinatid pa siya sa Crame ng Presidente… pwede naman ‘yung guwardiya niya… bakit siya, personal, di ba?” he said.
Aside from Aquino, Saycon said, 11 other lawmakers received campaign contributions from Napoles, based on the documents he gathered between 2010 and 2016.
Saycon said he hasd long been in possession of the documents but decided not to submit then to then-Justice secretary Leila De Lima, because it would have just landed on the tables of Aquino and his party mates.
He also revealed that Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is among those who received contributions but did not declare them in his SOCE.
Saycon refused to give more details, saying Aguirre already has the documents.
Source: Inquirer
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