SAKSI Recap: PBBM, kasama sa posibleng imbestigahan sa isyu ng budget insertions, ayon sa Ombudsman (Originally aired on Nov. 19, 2025)

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00:00Yeah, and okay naman.

00:02Kahit wala pang hawak na sworn statement ni dating Congressman Zaldico,

00:07gumugulong na ang motopropio investigation ng Ombudsman

00:10sa mga binanggit ni Coe sa kanyang serye na mga video sa social media.

00:14Kabilang dito, si na dating Budget Secretary Amin na pangandaman,

00:18dating House Speaker Martin Omualdez,

00:20dating Undersecretary Adrian Versamine,

00:23at maging si Pangulong Bongbong Marcos.

00:26We have to look if it's possible na nangyari yun.

00:30It's something that we have to look at.

00:32Kasi logical flow lahat yan.

00:34It has to be believable in the first place.

00:37Kasama rin sa iniimbestigahan si dating Executive Secretary Lucas Versamine.

00:42Possible din, possible din kasi may relationship siya rito.

00:45And it was his wife then.

00:47Bago yan naging PLLO, usec yan sa OP.

00:50Apo ng dating Executive Secretary si Adrian Versamine

00:53na dating Undersecretary ng Presidential Legislative Liaison Office o PLLO.

00:58Matagal na raw na sa radar ni Romulia ang nakababatang bersamit.

01:03May naranasan kami sa DOJ na tila ang siya ang nakialam sa appointment process.

01:10At yan, I took it against many people who were responsible for that.

01:16Kasi nga, we need, ang prosecutors natin, pinipili natin based on our confidence.

01:22And some people were not appointed accordingly.

01:25Or were appointed without our, without even consulting us on that matter.

01:32Mayroon pa ang iba mga magkakataon that this young Undersecretary was using the name of the President.

01:41There have been other incidents.

01:43Ang lumalabas raw ngayon sa investigasyon, ayon kay Remulia,

01:47may conspiracy to commit plunder.

01:49Sina dating Yusek Versamine, dating DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo,

01:54at dating Deped Undersecretary Trijim Olayvar.

01:57Sa talumpati ni Sen. Panfilo Lacson kahapon, pinangalanan niya si na Adrian Bersamine at Olayvar

02:03na ginagamit umano ang pangalan ni Pangulong Marcos para paikutin si Coe sa issue ng budget insertions.

02:10Batay raw yan sa pahayag ni Bernardo.

02:13Ayon pa kay Remulia, tinitingnan na ng Department of Justice na gawing state witness si Bernardo.

02:19May alok na rin daw itong magbalik ng pera sa gobyerno.

02:21At least 10 deliveries.

02:23The modus that they, yung arrangement nila is,

02:28may tigay sa silang armor van.

02:31May armor van si Yusek Olayvar, may armor van siya,

02:36magpapark sa basement ng Diamond Hotel,

02:38darating yung van driven by Olayvar,

02:42and possibly, sabi niya, hindi siya sigurado,

02:44and possibly along with Adrian Bersamine.

02:48Bakanti yung armor van, ipapark,

02:51idadrive yung isang van na puno ng pera.

02:53Ranging from 800 million hanggang 2 billion.

02:58Bersamine, Olayvar, and Bernardo were working together

03:03in practically laundering money.

03:08In the narration of Bernardo,

03:10that's money laundering already.

03:12That's already a major offense that was being committed.

03:14Kasi nga, nakasakay na sa armored van, yung pera,

03:19sa kanyang narration, di ba?

03:21At inililipat sa kabilang armored van,

03:23o nagpapalit sila ng armored van,

03:25they drive off with the van, with the money,

03:27iriiwan naman yung isa naman,

03:29para punuin ulit ng pera.

03:30Nakaka-pangilabot yung ganitong mga kwento,

03:37pero there must be veracity in it.

03:38Baka may katotohanan yan.

03:41I think it's believable.

03:43Pero siyempre, we will also look at the other evidence available.

03:46Brander yan eh.

03:47Kasi, ano yan eh,

03:48nagkasundo kayo,

03:49nakunin tong perang to na hindi naman saan nila eh.

03:52They don't have a right to that money.

03:55Anong kinalaman nila sa peryo?

03:56Ba't hawak nila?

03:57Sinisikap naming makuha ang panig na mga nabanggit ni Remuya.

04:01Ipinagtanggol naman ni dating Executive Secretary Bersamin ang kanyang apo.

04:05You cannot expect him to do anything na hindi utok ma sa nakakataasanan niya.

04:11He belongs on us the evidence.

04:12And we will respect his declaration there.

04:16Pero sa tingin ko lang,

04:18batay lang sa mga kwento ni Salico at ni Bernardo.

04:23Hindi ko naman pwedeng sabihin na naniniwala akong agad.

04:26Alam mo, naging judge, abogado ako ng matagal.

04:30Itong mga bagay nito,

04:31yung mga paratang na ganito,

04:34should ultimately be established in court.

04:37Nang tanungin kung handa bang humarap sa isang formal na investigasyon

04:40si dating E.S. Bersamin para linisin ang kanyang pangalan,

04:44Anya bukas siyang harapin ang anumang kasong isasampalaban sa kanya sa korte.

04:49Pero hindi na rin kailangang sa Senado pa siya humarap.

04:51I stand by my integrity.

04:54About two months ago,

04:55naglabas na ako ng statement.

04:57Wala akong kinalaman kay Mr. Bernardo

05:01at saka kay Tricky Bulaybar.

05:04Kung mayroon bang mga tao na gusto akong i-implicate dyan,

05:07itigil nyo na yan,

05:08i-demandan nyo na lang ako para sagutin ko ng tama.

05:12Itinanggiri ni Bersamin ang aligasyon

05:14kaugnay sa budget insertion.

05:16Yung office of the executive secretary does not have anything to do with insertions or budget.

05:22Our own budget, yun ang sinusumpit namin.

05:24Pero yung makikialang namin sa budget ng ibang agency,

05:28hindi namin ginagawa yan.

05:29Hindi namin kasalam sa aming trabaho yan.

05:32Dagdag pa ni Bersamin.

05:34Hindi siya nag-resign.

05:35Taliwas sa anunsyo ng Presidential Communications Office noong lunes

05:39na ginawa raw yun ni Bersamin dahil sa delikadesa.

05:42Kwento ni Bersamin, isang malapit daw niyang kaibiga na hindi na niya pinangalanan

05:47ang tumawag sa ganyan.

06:12I-announce na lang nila.

06:14You are the last to be told.

06:16Hinihingan namin ang pahayagang Malacanang kaugnay nito.

06:19Para sa GMA Integrated News,

06:21ako si Salima Rafra ng inyong saksi.

06:23SB 25 CRM 003

06:30People vs. Zaldico

06:34Na-ruffle na sa Sandigan Bayan ang mga kasong inihain laban kinadating Congressman Zaldico,

06:42mga dating opisyal ng DPWH Mimaropa at mga opisyal ng construction company na SunWest.

06:48Nagbunutan para ma-assign kung saang division ng Sandigan Bayan didinggin ang mga kaso,

06:52kaugnay ng substandard na P289M flood control project sa Nauhan Oriental, Mindoro.

06:595th Division ng Sandigan Bayan ang hahawak ng kasong paglabag sa RA-3019 Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, Section 3E.

07:08Ang chairman nito ay si Associate Justice Zaldi Traspeses,

07:12appointee ni dating Pangulong Noynoy Aquino.

07:14Sandigan Bayan 7th Division ang didinig ng kasong paglabag sa RA-3019 Section 3H

07:20or receiving unwarranted financial or pecuniary benefits.

07:24Ang chairman ng division na ito si Associate Justice Lorifel Pahimna na dating judge ng Taguig Regional Trial Court

07:31bago itinalaga sa Sandigan Bayan ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noong 2017.

07:376th Division naman ang nabunot para dinggin ang kasong malversation of public funds.

07:41No bail o walang piyansa ang rekomendasyon ng ombudsman sa kasong malversation.

07:47Si Justice Sarah Jane Fernandez ang chair ng Sandigan Bayan 6th Division.

07:51Dati siyang Assistant Solicitor General bago i-appoint sa Sandigan Bayan ni dating Pangulong Noynoy Aquino.

07:58Ayon kay UP Law Professor Paolo Tamase sa amended rules of court,

08:02may sampung araw mula ng isang paang kaso para pag-aralan ng mga mahistrado kung may probable cause

08:07o sapat na batayan ang kaso.

08:09Sakaling may probable cause, kasabay na nito ang pag-issue ng warrant of arrest

08:13para maiharap sa korte ang akusado at mabasahan ng sakdal.

08:17Sa determination ng probable cause, ang tinitignan talaga ng husgado

08:21ay yung information o yung sakdal na hinihain ng ombudsman.

08:27Hindi pa binibigyan ng pagkakataon yung nasasakdal na mag-participate sa proceeding.

08:33Yung pagkakataon na iyon ay kung matutuloy nga sa paglilitis.

08:37Ayon sa abogado ni Ko, di na sila nagulat sa mga inihain kaso.

08:40Anya na pre-judge o hinusgahan na ng ombudsman ang kaso mula pa noong day one.

08:45We are not judges here, we are prosecutors.

08:48We are supposed to prosecute people who commit infractions of the law.

08:52So he can eat his words because we will not change our stance

08:57that he should be prosecuted for the crimes alleged in the information filed before Sandigan Bayan.

09:03Ayon sa ombudsman, nananatili pa rin ang alok na proteksyon kay Ko para bumalik siya sa bansa.

09:10Kung mayroon siya ibang kinatatakutan, sabihin niya.

09:13Pero tutulungan namin siya.

09:14We do not want anybody to be gone.

09:16Siyempre, sa amin, bibindang yan kung may nangyari.

09:18Diba? We can go to the tube and pick him up and bring him to a route that awaiting vehicle where somebody he trusts is there.

09:28And we can put it all on video. Everything happening.

09:31We can have body-worn cameras the whole time.

09:33Dagdag ng ombudsman submitted for resolution ng tatlong kaso laban sa mag-asawang contractor na Curly at Sara Diskaya.

09:41Maaaring maisang panarawang mga ito sa korte sa biyernes o sa susunod na linggo.

09:45Balak ni Remulya na i-livestream ang mga preliminary investigation.

09:50Kagabi natin. We're just making the rules.

09:53Huwag kayong mag-alala. We want to be as transparent as ever.

09:56Para sa GMA Integrated News, ako si Maki Pulido, ang inyong saksi.

10:15Baak.

10:16Kagabi natin. Woof.

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