Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin has categorically denied the allegations made by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo in a sworn statement submitted to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday.

In his affidavit, Bernardo claimed the existence of a supposed “15% agreed commitment” that was allegedly intended for the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES).

“I deny the imputation contained in the sworn statement of DPWH Undersecretary Bernardo submitted to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee about the delivery of ‘agreed 15% commitment’ ‘supposedly for the Office of the Executive Secretary’. The imputation is not true,” Bersamin said in a statement.

Bersamin stressed that the OES has no involvement in the budget allocation processes of the DPWH.

The Executive Secretary further clarified that the OES has had no transactions whatsoever with Undersecretary Bernardo or with Department of Education (DepEd) Undersecretary Trygve Olaivar, who has publicly denied the allegations made by the former DPWH official himself.

“I stand by my untarnished record as a long-serving public servant, first as a career judicial officer and now as the Executive Secretary,” Bersamin said. | PND