THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) confirmed that all motor vehicles registered under the name of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s alleged bagman, Ramil L. Madriaga, are in its records—including those he claimed were purchased with funds allegedly given to him by former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
House Committee on Public Accounts Chairperson Terry L. Ridon, a lawyer and member of the Committee on Justice, revealed Sunday that six vehicles Madriaga previously owned are registered with the LTO.
“All vehicles mentioned in the affidavit, as bought and in the name of Mr. Madriaga and son are in the LTO records,” Ridon said.
Seven of eight other vehicles currently under Madriaga’s name in the LTO records are unregistered.
In his supplemental affidavit, Madriaga claimed that the former president gave him P25 million in 2021 to purchase high-end motorcycles for Sara Duterte’s use while she was in Metro Manila, as well as ordinary motorcycles for the operations of his group, Inday Sara Is My President (ISIP) Pilipinas, a movement supporting Duterte’s supposed 2022 presidential bid.
Madriaga said he spent P4.5 million on two 2021 Harley-Davidson motorcycles from a dealership in Greenhills, registered under his son’s name.
He also purchased two 2021 Ducati motorcycles from a dealership in Katipunan, Quezon City—one costing P3.5 million and the other P2.3 million—along with P500,000 worth of accessories. These were registered under Madriaga’s name.
For ISIP Pilipinas, Madriaga said he purchased seven Yamaha NMAX motorcycles for the group’s operations, all paid in cash.
The remaining balance of the P25 million, Madriaga said, was distributed to ISIP Pilipinas members.
Ridon said the LTO also confirmed that Madriaga’s Toyota FJ Cruiser Madriaga was part of its records.
Madriaga said the Toyota FJ Cruiser was used to allegedly pick up duffel bags of the vice president’s confidential funds and deliver them to various locations in December 2022, including the P125 million delivered to the Office of the Ombudsman parking lot, a location in San Pablo, Laguna, and a comedy bar in Quezon City.
