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Ex-DPWH exec Bernardo: P160-M kickbacks for Escudero delivered in Q1 of 2025
Former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo alleged in a sworn affidavit that he delivered P160 million, representing 20 percent of P800 million in projects, to Maynard Ngu, a friend of Senator Francis Escudero, claiming the money was for the senator.
Bernardo claimed the delivery of the P160 million in kickbacks happened in the first quarter of 2025.
In his supplemental affidavit, Bernardo revealed he met Escudero at least three times between 2022 and 2023.
During one meeting in August 2022, Escudero allegedly asked Bernardo for assistance with streetlights in Sorsogon, which Bernardo then relayed to Secretary Bonoan.
Bernardo also stated that he later received a list of projects, including the streetlights, from Escudero's brother-in-law.
Bernardo recalled an encounter in July 2025 where Escudero approached him and said, 'Thank you.'
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A former Public Works undersecretary identified Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero, former Senator Bong Revilla, and former Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay as allegedly demanding commissions from flood-control projects.
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Former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo has implicated Senator Chiz Escudero, former senators Bong Revilla and Nancy Binay, and Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co in alleged kickbacks from public works projects.
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Senator Francis Escudero and Makati Mayor Nancy Binay have denied allegations of receiving kickbacks from infrastructure projects, with Escudero calling the accusations a "well-orchestrated plan to attack the Senate."
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Maynard Ngu, owner of Cork Wine Bar and Special Envoy to China, is accused of being Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero's bagman for alleged kickbacks from Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects.
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