Ex-aide accuses VP Duterte of receiving billions from POGOs, drug lords

Ramil Madriaga, who claims to be a former aide and alleged "bagman" of Vice President Sara Duterte, has asked the Ombudsman to investigate corruption allegations against the Vice President.

Madriaga's lawyer submitted a sworn affidavit, notarized on November 29, to Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla, alleging that Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) and drug lords bankrolled Duterte's 2022 campaign.

The affidavit details alleged instances where Madriaga delivered billions of pesos in cash in duffle bags to various people, purportedly on Duterte's orders.

Madriaga also claimed that in 2019, Duterte directed him to form the "Inday Sara Duterte is my President" (ISIP) movement, which served as a nationwide support network.

The former aide hopes the Ombudsman's probe would lead to a forensic examination of his mobile phones, which allegedly contain evidence of the deliveries and other allegations.