13 percent kickbacks on every project?

Vice President Binay acquired 13 percent for every contract project in Makati as kickbacks, this amount of money which will then used to utilized his personal use, his family, and to fund his vice—presidential bid when he was still the Makati mayor.

This was the latest information said by former Makati City Vice—Mayor Mercado, offered to Senate Blue Ribbon sub-committee when it had resumed its probe in connection to the alleged overpricing in the Makati Hall Building.

Former Makati Vice—Mayor Mercado appeared for the second time, the last time was when he testified the hearing of Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.

As result, Senator Trillanes moved to invite Vice President to come into view in the next hearing and answer all the allegations hurled by the former vice mayor.

Senator Pimentel approved the motion to extend formal invitation to Vice President Binay.

Using a slide presentation, former Makati vice mayor Mercado detailed how 13 percent was divided into three portions. Using the three duffel bags, former official said that the first one is given directly to the Makati City Mayor “Junjun” Binay son of VP Binay, who was then Makati City Councilor during that time, the second one is for his secretary named as “Ebeng Baloloy” and third is for “Gerry Limlingan” Binay’s finance officer.

According to former mayor, he have delivered personally the money. According to Mercado, he collects the bags of money from Makati City Engineer Nelson Morales. Morales was then gunned down in the 2012 in Albay.