Janet Napoles, acquitted by Sandiganbayan of the plunder case filed against her
- Janet Napoles, the controversial businesswoman who became the center of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scandal, has been acquitted by the Sandiganbayan
- Ms. Napoles, in a short video clip expressed her praise to the Almighty and also thanked those who prayed for her
- It can be recalled that she was thrust into the limelight when some of her staff made allegations about her, particularly her supposed involvement in the PDAF scandal
- It was also this scandal that implicated Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, and Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, causing them to be charged with plunder and detained, though all were eventually acquitted of the complaint filed against them
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Janet Napoles, the controversial personality who became the center of the scandal involving the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), has been cleared of the plunder charges filed against her in Sandiganbayan.
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In a decision handed down by the Sandiganbayan Third Division, it found Janet Napoles not guilty of the plunder charge against her.
The court also acquitted Presidential Chief Legal Counsel and former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile and his former chief of staff, Atty. Gigi Reyes.
The court has also previously cleared Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla and Sen. Jinggoy Estrada of the same charges.
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It can be recalled that Ms. Napoles was thrust into the limelight when some of her staff made the shocking revelation about the PDAF scandal, a disclosure that later implicated Sen. Enrile, Sen. Revilla, and Sen. Estrada.
Sen. Revilla and Sen. Estrada went to jail but were later released and were subsequently cleared of the charges filed against them.
Sen. Enrile did not go to jail because of his advanced age.
In a short video clip, Ms. Napoles thanked the Almighty and also expressed gratitude to those who prayed for her.
“God is good. Thank you thank you. Sa lahat ng nagdasal, thank you very much,” Ms. Napoles said in a short video clip.
Janice Lim Napoles is a controversial businesswoman who became known all over the Philippines as the center of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scandal, also referred by other media outlet as pork barrel scam. She is alleged to be the architect of the scandal.
In the year 2018, Ms. Napoles was sentenced to reclusion perpetua or 40 years of imprisonment. Along with her was lawyer Richard Cambe who will be transferred to New Bilibid Prison. However, Senator Bong Revilla who was involved in the case was found “not guilty” by the court.
Meanwhile, around the same time, the three senators who were implicated along with Ms. Napoles in the "pork barrel scam" expressed their intention to go back to work as legislators. These senators were Bong Revilla, Juan Ponce Enrile, and Jinggoy Estrada. According to the COMELEC in 2018, the three could run as they are not barred from doing so since their conviction is not final yet.
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