Sharon defends Kiko: ‘Hindi kami magnanakaw!’

MANILA, Philippines - “Hindi kami magnanakaw!”

Thus Sharon Cuneta tweeted, following Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s privilege speech on Wednesday, September 26.

In his speech, Estrada, who is currently facing charges for the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam, named Sharon’s husband, former senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, as among those who benefited from the pork barrel.

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But in her tweets on Wednesday, the Kapatid star said she will give P10 million to anyone who can prove that Pangilinan, who served as a senator from 2001 to 2013, stole from his PDAF.

“If anyone reading this can prove to me that my husband has stolen any amount from his PDAF in his 12 years as senator, I will give you P10 million in cash and I will leave my husband. That is how confident I am,” she said.

“Hindi kami tulad ng iba na (kaya) ipakain sa mga anak naming ang perang di amin o di naming pinaghihirapan. Hindi pare-pareho ang lahat ng politico. Dahan-dahan lang. Dapat mag-umpisa nang maglabasan ang totoo ngayon,” she added.

Proving whether Estrada’s claims against Pangilinan “is not as hard as people may think,” Sharon further tweeted. “Kung nakukulangan sila sa ilang papeles o anuman—isa-isahin niyo ang pinagbigyan ni Kiko ng PDAF. Ask the baranggay captains and kung sino-sino pa ang nabigyan”

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During his privilege speech on Wednesday, Estrada claimed that he and senators Ramon Revilla Jr. and Juan Ponce Enrile are being singled out in the alleged pork barrel scam investigation. He cited senators Aan Cayetano, Miriam Defensor-Santiago and former senators Kiko Pangilinan and Manny Villar as those mentioned in the COA special audit report on the pork barrel mess from 2007 to 2009.