RONNIE Dayan, the former driver and bodyguard of Senator Leila de Lima, denied receiving money from former Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) officer-in-charge Rafael Ragos.
Reading his affidavit at the resumption of House committee on justice's investigation on the proliferation of drugs in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), Dayan said he first met Ragos when the latter was still with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
“Ako po ang ginawa niyang tulay para tulungan siya ilapit kay ma’am [de Lima] para sa promotion niya,” he said.
Earlier, Ragos said he handed over money to Dayan in two occasions: P5 million on November 24, 2012 and another P5 million on December 15, 2012 in de Lima’s residence in Paranaque City.
Ragos said the money is intended for the then-Justice Secretary.
Dayan for his part denied receiving such.
"Pero iyun pong salaysay ni Sir Ragos na sinasabi niyang ako daw ang tumatanggap ng P3 million, P5 million, 1.6 million na pera ay hindi po totoo. Hindi po ako tumatanggap kay Sir Ragos ng ganung halaga," he said.
However, Dayan said he saw Ragos handing over an envelope to De Lima twice but he is not aware of what was inside the envelope.
"Sa unang beses, nakita kong nag-abot siya kay ma'am ng envelope, hindi ko rin po alam kung pera ang laman nun," he said.
"Tapos sa pangalawang bigay niya kay ma'am, isang plastic na bag na may lamang parang kahon ng sapatos pero hindi ko alam kung ano ang laman nun kasi parang style sapatos din ang laman kasi. Basta nakita ko lang na inabot ni Ragos kay Secretary de Lima nung time na yun," Dayan added. (Sunnex)
