00:00Meanwhile, real disbursed and spent funds in the hundreds of millions on imaginary structures,
00:04then real money payouts but to phantom politician payees.
00:08This is the all-too-familiar dilemma facing whistleblowers or state witnesses on lawmakers
00:12and high-ranking government officials allegedly on the take.
00:15No paper trail, no photo or video evidence.
00:18Hence, the Disgaea list is likely headed to nowhere as all lawmakers in the list are either on a state of denial
00:24or a path of litigation against their accusers, as we hear more from Armella Les Moras.
00:30House Speaker Martin O'Mualdez stood firm that he has no involvement in any issues of bribery or kickbacks
00:39related to the government's infrastructure projects.
00:42During the hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee,
00:44Contractors Pacifico and Cesara Disgaea accused several lawmakers,
00:48including the House Speaker, of alleged corruption in their projects.
00:52According to Speaker Moades, he will not let these lies and name-dropping pass unchecked.
00:58He further asserted under his leadership, they will clean the system, punish the guilty, and protect the people's money.
01:05For the first time, the former chair of the House Committee on Appropriations during the 19th Congress,
01:10a co-bicol party list representative Elizalde Co. also spoke out on the issue.
01:15He vehemently denied what he described as baseless and irresponsible accusations made against him,
01:21and he also said it was politically motivated.
01:24Meanwhile, Pasig City representative Roman Romolo is also one of those accused by the diskayas.
01:30But the lawmaker also pushed back against the allegations.
01:33Sa totoo po, no, kahit unang-una ko pa lang na nanungkulan bilang mambabatas,
01:39hindi po ako nakikialam sa bidding sa aming DPWA.
01:44Maliwanag po ako niyan na hindi ko, in fact, hindi ko naman kilala kung sinong nananalo.
01:49Nagugulat na lang ako pag nalaman ko na kung sino ang nanalo.
01:52For her part, Quezon City 6 District Representative Marivique Coppilar
01:56even delivered a speech in the plenary to express her strong rejection of the diskayas statements.
02:01Ni Anino, ni Sara, o ni Curly Diskaya, di ko nakita.
02:07I have never spoken to them, nor have I ever authorized or allow any representative to deal with them.
02:14I say this without hesitation.
02:17I will hold them accountable.
02:20My office will launch an exhaustive investigation regarding this matter.
02:25I will also file a libel case against the diskaya.
02:29This is a time for truth.
02:31This is a time for accountability, not character assassination.
02:36I will continue to serve my constituents faithfully,
02:39and I will never be intimidated nor silenced by malicious attacks.
02:45Marikina City 1 District Representative Marcy Teodoro also plans to file a complaint against diskayas,
02:51as well as Laguna 4 District Representative Benjamin Agarau, Jr.,
02:55and Quezon City 5 District Representative PM Vargas.
02:59Other personalities named by the diskayas also strongly denied the accusations,
03:04like Quezon City 1 District Representative Arjo Atayde,
03:07Romblon Lone District Representative Eleandro Jesus Madrona,
03:11and former representative and now Mayor Rita Robes of San Jose del Monte City in Bulacan.
03:17Mela Les Moras from the National TV Network for a New and Better Philippines.
