Philippine Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon is included in the list of 34 individuals charged by the Department of Justice for their alleged links to the P10 billion pork barrel controversy.
The DOJ is filing malversation, graft and bribery charges against 34 individuals including the former Muntinlupa Congressman Ruffy Biazon, the Bureau of Customs Chief.
During a press briefing, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said that the 34 individuals include 7 former congressmen, 2 representatives or agents of the congressmen, 3 heads of implementing agencies, 2 presidents of non-government organizations linked to businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles, 7 other officials and employees of implementing agencies and 12 resident Commission on Audit auditors of these implementing agencies.
However, the DOJ clarified that four congressmen were removed from the list as they are now dead. Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the pork barrel scam is also included in the second batch of the cases filed by the Department of Justice.
The first batch of cases filed before the Office of the Ombudsman with regards to the pork barrel controversy includes Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla.
The seven former congressmen facing charges in the second batch of cases are Biazon (Muntinlupa), Salacnib Baterina (1st District Ilocos Sur), Douglas Cagas (1st District Davao del Sur), Marc Douglas Cagas IV (1st District Davao del Sur), Rodolfo Valencia (1st District Oriental Mindoro), Arthur Pingoy Jr. (2nd District South Cotabato), and Arrel R. Olaño (1st District Davao del Norte).
Here’s the alleged kickbacks of the former lawmakers:
Baterina (P7.5 million)
Biazon (P1.95 million)
Douglas Cagas (P9.3 million)
Mark Cagas (P5.54 million)
Olano (P3.1 million)
Pingoy (P7.5 million)
Valencia (P2.41 million)
