Pork barrel scam and Napoles turn of events
JULY 2013
Exposing the P10-B Pork Barrel Scam to the public
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Inquirer releases story on supposed
Malampaya fund misuse
Makabayan bloc files bill seeking to scrap
pork barrel
DOJ gives Luy 'provisional' gov’t protection
despite arrest warrant
AUGUST 2013
Actions taken by various government agencies
and JLN’s
1. Bureau of Immigration
Flight risk order to JLN and her family
members
2. Makati Regional Trial Court
- Arrest of Janet Lim-Napoles over illegal
detention case;
- Court order to freeze JLN’s bank
accounts
- Ordered JLN’s transfer to Makati City
Jail on Thursday night, a day after her
surrender;
3. COA
Release of comprehensive PDAF report
revealing Senators Enrile, Revilla and
Estrada as beneficiaries to the funds
4. Senate
Blue Ribbon Committee’s launch of a
formal probe into the multi-billion pork
barrel scam
5. Malacañang
- PNoyorders the Inter-Agency AntiGraft Coordinating Council to probe
the PDAF scam. The investigating
council consists of the Ombudsman,
the Department of Justice, and the
Commission on Audit;
- Announcement of a P10M reward for
information leading JLN and her
PEOPLE’s FIGHT AGAINST PORK
August 16
UP Faculty Against Congressional and Presidential
Pork Press Con at UP Diliman, Picket at Taft
Avenue
August 26
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UP joins MIllion People March; proceeded
to Mendiola
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Lakaw Kontra Pork Barrel: Bayan-Bicol
leads march to abolish pork barrel
Legazpi City
brother’s arrest
6. JLN surrenders to PNoy
- Wednesday night, Aug. 28
- According to news reports,
Presidential spokesman Edwin
Lacierda met with Napoles in a
mausoleum in Heritage Park, then
they went off to Malacañang with
Atty. Lorna Kapunan
- Sec. Mar Roxas’ presscon/interview as
JLN is turned over to DILG and PNP
custody (in Camp Crame);
SEPTEMBER 2013
Actions taken by various government agencies
and JLN’s
1. Makati Regional Trial Court
- Orders transfer to Fort Sto. Domingo
in Laguna on September 1;
September 9
Teachers march to Congress: “Rechannel Pork
Barrel Funds to education and social services
Batasan, Quezon City
September 11
2. COA
- Report reveals Senators Legarda and
Marcos as the newest addition
involved in the scam
Katipunan Kontra Korupsyon
September 13
3. Supreme Court
- Stops the release of PDAF for 2013;
 The Forward March Interfaith Prayers and
The TRO enjoins the Department of
Rock&Rage Concert Part I
Budget and Management, the National
Manila
Treasurer, the Executive Secretary, or
any persons acting under their
 The Jericho March Against Pork Barrel
authority from releasing: -the
Iloilo
remaining PDAF allocated to members
of Congress under the General
Appropriations Act of 2013; and
September 21
Malampaya Funds under the phrase,
“for such other purposes as may be
Level UP and Never Porkget Mob
hereafter directed by the President”
UP Diliman
under Section 8 of Presidential Decree
No. 910, but not for the purpose of
“financing energy resource
development and exploitation
programs and projects of the
government' under the same
provisions.”
- Court enters 'not guilty' plea for
Napoles in illegal detention case
4. Ombudsman and Senate
- Janet Lim Napoles along with 38
others, including Senators Juan Ponce
Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada, and Bong
Revilla are charged with plunder; JLN’s
other charges are malversation and
corruption of public officials through
bogus NGOs
- Ombudsman Conchita Morales
summons Janet Lim Napoles before
the Senate Blue Ribbon committee;
5. BIR
Filing of P61-M tax evasion charge vs.
Napoles couple
OCTOBER 2013
Actions taken by various government agencies,
JLN and other individuals
1. Ombudsman and Senate
- Napoles, President Arroyo charged
with plunder
- The second time JLN is charged with
plunder; “As a result of the
conspiratorial acts of DBM
(Department of Budget and
Management) and DAR (Department
of Agrarian Reform) officials with
Napoles, said conspirators pocketed
the amount or total value of P900
million supposedly intended for the
relief operations, rehabilitation,
reconstruction and other work and
services to areas affected by natural
calamities,” the 39-page complaint
read” (GMA News)
- Senate orders JLN to appear before
the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on
Nov. 7 to testify
October 4
Million People March in Ayala, Makati
October 5
Launching of Church People’s Alliance Against Pork
Barrel
CICM Provincial House, Quezon City
October 14
Church groups deliver letter to members of 16th
Congress: “Abolish Pork, Rechannel Funds, Punish
Scammers, Junk DAP
Batasan, Quezon City
2. Kapunan resigns as JLN’s lawyer
3. Malacañang
- Aquino delivers a speech on broadcast
TV to clarify issues with the
Disbursement Acceleration Program
and the pork barrel
NOVEMBER 2013
Continuation of PDAF probe at the Senate Blue
Ribbon Committee Hearing
The Supreme Court declares the PDAF
unconstitutional.
DECEMBER 2013
Issues arising in relation to Malampaya funds
The impact of the P14.5 per kilowatt-hour
increase in generation charge of Manila
Electric Co. (Meralco) due to the sourcing
of power plants to more expensive fuel,
November 27
UP MSA’s KKK: Konsyerto Kontra Korapsyon
150th Birth Anniversary of Gat Andres Bonifacio
Manila
December 14
National Assembly for People’s Initiative at St.
Joseph’s College, Quezon City
could be resolved by tapping the
remaining funds in the Malampaya funds
to cover the increase in power charge as
raised by Osmeña to Malacañang
JANUARY 2014
Continuation of PDAF probe at the Senate Blue
Ribbon Committee Hearing
January 24-25
People Surge
Tacloban City
Malacañangannounced a no deadline
policy for the Office of the Ombudsman on
PDAF case
FEBRUARY 2014
February 14
Continuation of PDAF probe at the Senate Blue
Ribbon Committee Hearing
One Billion Rising
UP Diliman and other UP CUs
MARCH 2014
March 8
9TH PDAF scam hearing; present in the
hearing were DOJ Secretary Leila De Lima,
Technology Resource Center Director
Dennis Cunanan and whistleblower
BenhurLuy
APRIL 2014
Rising events in relation to the PDAF scam and
the Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearing
1. The return of Ruby Tuason and Gigi
Reyes from abroad who are also
charged with plunder for their
involvement in the PDAF scam;
2. Tuason returning P40M to the
Ombudsman
103rd anniversary of International Women’s Day
led by Gabriela
Liwasang Bonifacio to Mendiola
April 5
People Surge holds Cenakulo procession at Times
Street (5th month since the disaster)
April 8
People Surge Alliance holds Cenakulo procession
to expose the plight of Yolanda survivors
Quiapo to Mendiola (5th month since the disaster)
April 27
3. Ombudsman Conchita Morales and
COA Chair Grace Tan delay the filing of
PDAF cases to accused individuals
4. Investigation of other pork anomalies
such as the 900M MalampayaFund
MAY 2014
Continuation of PDAF probe at the Senate Blue
Ribbon Committee Hearing
1. DA Secretary Proceso Alcala
implicated in the scam
Mobilization at the 2014 UP Commencement
Exercises
UP Diliman
May 23
Black Friday protests organized by
KabataanPartylist, Karatula, Anakbayan, League of
Filipino Students in time for the World Economic
Forum (WEF)
2. Senate
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Completion and transmittal of JLN’s
affidavit containing the list of
individuals involved in the scam, which
the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee set
its deadline on May 22
BenhurLuy’s files showing detailed
business transactions presented to
Senate to cross-check JLN’s list and
affidavit
Proposal for an independent truth
commission divided the Senate with
Trillanes pushing for its creation VS
Drilon leaving the case to the
Ombudsman
3. DOJ
De Lima ordered NBI to create a
back-up copy of files containing
pieces of evidence linking to
lawmakers involved in the scam by
a subpoena ordered by the Senate
Blue Ribbon Committee;
4. Malacañang
Malacanang challenged Sandra
Cam to testify and prove
allegations involving public
officials receiving bribes from
Napoles
JUNE 2014
Rising events in relation to the PDAF scam and
the Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearing
1. JLN’s lawyer announced her
willingness to return P2B as she
claimed to have only earned from
the P10B scam
2. Implication of DBM Secretary
Florencio Abad to the scam
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3. Ombudsman and Senate
Grants immunity to Luy and other
whistleblowers namely Marina Sula,
MerlinaSuñas, Mary ArleneBaltazar
and SimonetteBriones;
Denied appeals filed by the implicated
senators and other co-respondents in
the PDAF scam case;
Opens the filing with the
Sandiganbayanof plunder cases;
JLN is denied with her appeal to
immunity by not meeting the
necessary requirements in making her
become a witness
June 4
NUSP and YOUTH Act Now Alliance vowed to
campaign to expose and end pork barrel and
corruption in the country.
ABOLISH PORK MOVEMENT PRESS CONFERENCE
June 9
FAC Press conference
Pork Panes: Pork Barrel System Maintained Forum
by UP Kilos NA MSA.
June 12
LAHAT NG SANGKOT, DAPAT MANAGOT!
“No To Aquino’s Pork Cover-UP”Mobilization
Liwasang Bonifacio- Mendiola