Former Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin stated that he will not participate in a Senate investigation regarding allegations that he masterminded unauthorized budget insertions. In a phone interview, Bersamin emphasized that the Office of the Executive Secretary has no involvement in budget insertions and that intervening in other agencies’ budgets exceeds their authority. He added, "I no longer need to explain that because I really have no involvement... Because right now it's all innuendo, all throwing mud." Bersamin also suggested that if anyone wants to formally charge him, they should file a case, which he is willing to respond to properly, rather than responding to hearsay and unverified claims. "Don't go to the Senate... if ever they want to charge me as the mastermind, whatever case they want to file, they file it," Bersamin said.
