MANILA, Philippines – Pork barrel scam star witness Benhur Luy yesterday concluded his testimony on the graft cases against Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., describing the lawmaker as “kind” for supposedly allowing the payment of his pork barrel kickbacks on installment. Taking the witness stand before the Sandiganbayan First Division, Luy was asked by state prosecutor Reza Casila-Derayuna to clarify his earlier statement that “mabait si Revilla (Revilla is kind)”. Luy said he described Revilla as such since the senator used to allow the payment of his kickbacks from the pork barrel scam on an installment basis as compared to other lawmakers who used to demand full payment of their kickbacks. “Pinapayagan po kasi kami na magbayad ng installment (Because he used to allow us to pay him on installment),” Luy said. Luy said he used to communicate with Revilla only through Cambe.

Source: Philippine Star October 17, 2019 16:00 UTC