00:00Senator Rafi Tulfo points out flaws in the testimony of 18 alleged former bodyguards.
00:06This comes during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee's Flood Control Corruption Probe Monday, June 8.
00:11The 18 individuals, who allegedly worked for Zaldico, claimed to have delivered kickbacks to members of the Marcos family and
00:18other officials.
00:19Their testimonies came in a supposed hearing organized by the block of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano last Thursday, June 4.
00:26It seems that some of the information from these 18 porters or cargador are fed.
00:33They have a hard time telling their story on their own.
00:36Tulfo invited the 18 men to attend Monday's hearing but they did not appear.
00:40The bodyguards also claimed they were offered new iPhone 16e units in exchange for surrendering their phones during the controversy
00:48in 2024.
00:49But the iPhone 16e only became available in February 2025.
00:54Meantime, the individuals also claimed they delivered money to Mamamayang Liberal Rep. Laila De Lima.
01:00But De Lima was detained for seven years and was only freed in November 2023.
01:05De Lima denies receiving any money, calling the statement blatant lies.
01:10The individuals also claimed in their initial testimony Senators Loren Legarda and Mark Villar were among those who received kickbacks.
01:17But they retracted their allegation against Legarda on June 8.
01:21Tulfo points out the individuals did not mention Legarda and Villar's names during the supposed Duribon Committee hearing Thursday, June
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