Former senator and now Makati mayor Nancy Binay on Thursday denied allegations made by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Roberto Bernardo that she received commissions from government infrastructure projects.
In a statement, Binay said: “Nagugulat at nalulungkot ako na dinadamay ako sa mga anomalya ng DPWH. Walang katotohanan ang mga bintang sa akin (I am surprised and saddened that my name has been dragged in the DPWH anomalies. There is no truth to the allegations against me).”
“Tahimik po tayong nagtatrabaho bilang mayor ng Makati. Nakakagulat na nagagamit tayo para ipanglihis sa mga tunay na kailangan panagutin sa issue na ito (I am silently doing my job as mayor of Makati. It is surprising that my name is being used to divert attention away from those the perpetrators who need to be held accountable),” she also said.
Binay cautioned the public and the media from falling for the diversionary tricks, which she said were also being used to besmirch her name and reputation.
“My performance in public service has always been above board and beyond a shadow of doubt,” she said.
Meanwhile, the office of former senator and now Education secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara said they will issue a statement after his name was mentioned during the hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.
Bernardo mentioned in his affidavit and during the hearing that Education undersecretary Trygve Olaivar previously worked in Angara’s office when the latter was still a senator.
The former DPWH official also said commissions were given to Olaivar, allegedly taken from infrastructure projects funded under the unprogrammed appropriations, supposedly for the executive secretary’s office.
