On April 1, 1999, Five Million Pesos (P5,000,000.00) were given by Gov. Singson to FPres. Estrada from jueteng protection money as shown by the entry “5.00 4/1/99 AS” (Exh B⁸-1).  The next entry, “1.00, William Gatchalian” (Exh “B⁸-2), refers to the One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) given by Gov. Singson to William Gatchalian upon instruction of FPres. Estrada.  Gatchalian had a Twenty Million Pesos (P20,000,000.00) check but FPres. Estrada won only Nineteen Million Pesos (P19,000,000.00) in their mahjong game, so FPres. Estrada asked Gov. Singson to give to Gatchalian the change of One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) charged to the jueteng protection money.  Gov. Singson gave Gatchalian the said amount through a Metrobank Check No. 0001066 (Exh H⁸ and H⁸-1). [Ibid, pp.106-109]

The entry in Exhibit B⁸ which reads “200 Jerry and Len” (Exh B^8-3) reflects the One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) each given to then Secretary Lenny De Jesus and Secretary Jerry Barican, or a total amount of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (P200,000.00), as “balato” as instructed by FPres. Estrada. [Ibid, pp. 109-110]

Senator Tessie Oreta  and Sonny Osmena were also given One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) each or a total of Two Million Pesos (P2,000,000.00) in Cebu aboard the Presidential Yatch “Ang Pangulo” as shown by the entry “2.00 Tessie and Sonny” (Exh. B⁸).  Gov. Singson gave the said sums of money to the Senators, which he funded through the jueteng protection money, in the form of Metrobank Check No. 0001081 (Exhs. I⁸ and I⁸ -1 and Metrobank Check No. 0001082 (Exhs. J⁸ and J⁸-1) upon instruction of FPres. Estrada, as their “balato” for the winning of the latter in “Mahjong”. [Ibid, pp. 112-114]

The amount of Five Million Pesos (P5,000,000.00) was given by Gov. Singson to FPres. Estrada from the jueteng protection money on each of the following dates as shown by the entries in the ledger: (1) May 1, 1999 (“5.00 5/1/99 AS” – Exh. C⁸-1); (2) May 18, 1999 (“5.00 5/18/99 AS” – Exh. C⁸-2); (3) June 1, 1999 (“5.00 6/1/99 AS” – Exh. D⁸-1); (4) June 18, 1999 (“5.00 6/18/99 AS” – Exh. D⁸-2); (5) July 31, 1999 (“5.00 7/1/99 AS” – Exh. E⁸-1); and (6) July 19, 1999 (“5.00 7/19/99 AS” – Exh. E⁸-2).  From May 1, 1999 to July 19, 1999, the total amount of money given by Gov. Singson to FPres. Estrada would amount to Thirty Million Pesos (P30,000,000.00) based on the ledger. [Ibid, pp.115-118]

The entry reading “123,000 total to date” (Exh E⁸-3) represents the total amount of One Hundred Twenty Three Million Pesos (P123,000,000.00) that remained as of July 1999. [Ibid, pp. 118-119]

After July 1999, particularly on August 1999, FPres. Estrada called Gov. Singson, Ricaforte and Serapio to a meeting at Mandaluyong.  Gov. Singson was instructed by FPres. Estrada in the presence of Ricaforte and Serapio to turn-over all the balance of the money from jueteng to the account of Ricaforte.  Gov. Singson was keeping most of the above-mentioned P123,000,000.00 in the bank and the others in cash in his office because FPres. Estrada would ask for money from time to time.  Gov. Singson turned-over the aforementioned balance of the jueteng money partly in check and partly in cash in the office of FPres. Estrada.  Ricaforte and Serapio were there with the Former President. [Ibid, pp.119-123]

Part of the aforesaid P123,000,000.00 was covered by Metrobank Check No. 0001360 (Exh K⁸ and K⁸-1) of Gov. Singson in the amount of Seventeen Million Two Hundred Ten Thousand Pesos (P17,210,000.00) [Ibid, p. 123].  The second and third checks (Exhs A-2-b and A-7-c) were PCI Bank checks in the account name of William Gatchalian each in the amount of Thirty-Five Million Pesos (P35,000,000.00) or a total of Seventy Million Pesos (P70,000,000.00).  Gov. Singson narrated that the amount of Sixty-Two Million Pesos (P62,000,000.00) from the jueteng protection money was lent to William Gatchalian.  Out of this transaction, FPres. Estrada earned Eight Million Pesos (P8,000,000.00) such that William Gatchalian paid a total of Seventy Million Pesos (P70,000,000.00). [Ibid, pp. 124-125]

Gov. Singson presented Metrobank Check No. 0001332 with account name Governor Luis “Chavit” Singson, in the amount of Forty-Six Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (P46,350,000,00) payable to William Gatchalian (Exh L⁸ and L⁸-1).  This check, according to Gov. Singson was part of the jueteng protection money lent to William Gatchalian.  The rest of the P62,000,000.00 were in cash and covered by other checks. [Ibid, pp. 126-127]

The Eight Million Pesos (P8,000,000.00) earned from the loan by FPres. Estrada was taken as advance by the latter before due date of the P70,000,000.00 of Gatchalian.  For this reason, the P8,000,000.00 was not anymore added to the balance of P123,000,000.00 of jueteng money. [Ibid, pp. 127-130]  The advance of P8,000,000.00 was covered by Metrobank Check No. 0001388 with the account name Governor Luis “Chavit” Singson (Exhs. M⁸ and M⁸-1).  During the impeachment trial at the Senate, it turned out that the P8,000,000.00 was deposited in the account of Senator Loi Estrada [Ibid, pp. 130-131,139]

The fourth check which covered part of the total balance of P123,000,000.00 jueteng protection money was a Far East bank Check in the amount of Thirty-Four Million Six Hundred Forty Two Thousand Four Hundred Forty Two Pesos (P34,642,442.00) payable to the order of Fontain Bleau, Inc. (Exh B⁶).  [Ibid, p. 124]  According to Gov. Singson, the Far East Bank check payable to the order of Fontaine Bleau, Inc. was paid by Fontana to Fontaine Bleau, Inc. which was a casino owned by FPres. Estrada and built with the use of jueteng protection money.  The bulk of the P123,000,000.00 were turned-over by Gov. Singson in the form of checks.  The cash amounted only to Eight Hundred Thousand Pesos (P800,000.00) only. [TSN dated July 24, 2002, pp.8-9]