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MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman on Friday said they are still gathering evidence against former Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and two other officials tagged by a state witness in the alleged kickback scheme.
Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said their action against Bersamin, his grandnephew, former Undersecretary Adrian Bersamin of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office, and former Education Undersecretary Trygve Olaivar is still under fact-finding.
“They are included in the second case, which the Ombudsman already described as a grand conspiracy to defraud the 2025 budget,” Clavano said in a press conference when asked about the update on the cases of Bersamins and Olaivar.
“That case is still in fact-finding, and we are sifting through the facts and the documents that were given to us,” he said, referring to those turned over by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
