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Former police officer Rodulfo Gracioso Jr., who said he served as security chief of then-House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, has implicated now-Marikina 2nd District Rep. Miro Quimbo in alleged cash deliveries purportedly connected to flood control contractors Curlee and Sarah Discaya.
In a sworn affidavit now being investigated by the National Bureau of Investigation, Gracioso alleged that he received and transported cash on Velasco’s instructions and named Quimbo among the personalities allegedly involved in the movement of money. The NBI has said those named in the allegations would be invited for questioning and that supporting evidence would have to be authenticated.
Gracioso claimed that cash deliveries to Velasco’s residence in Valle Verde 2 became more frequent after Velasco became House Speaker in October 2020.
“Noong naging Speaker na si Boss Allan noong October 2020 ay lalong dumalas at dumami ang mga delivery ng pera sa bahay ni Boss Allan at Ma’am Wen sa Valle Verde 2 galing sa iba’t ibang personalidad tulad nila Cong. Zaldy Co, Sir Miro Quimbo, Atty. Honey Sipin,” Gracioso stated in his affidavit.
Quimbo, however, was not a sitting member of the House when Velasco became Speaker in 2020. Quimbo previously represented Marikina’s 2nd District from 2010 to 2019 before returning to the House following the 2025 elections.
Gracioso further claimed that during a meeting at a Starbucks branch in Katipunan, he heard from Quimbo that money being delivered allegedly came from Curlee and Sarah Discaya and other Department of Public Works and Highways contractors.
“Kay Sir Miro Quimbo ko din narinig noong nasa Starbucks Katipunan, malapit sa Miriam College, na galing ang pera kila Curlee Discaya at Sarah Discaya at iba pang DPWH contractor,” he alleged.
In another instance, Gracioso claimed Velasco instructed him to pick up money from Quimbo at a Starbucks near Petron Katipunan. He alleged that then-DPWH Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral was with Quimbo at the time.
“Sa isang pagkakataon rin, nakita ko si Usec. Maria Catalina Cabral kasama si Sir Miro Quimbo sa Starbucks Petron Katipunan nung utusan ako ni Boss Allan na magpick up ng pera galing kay Sir Miro, na dinala ko naman sa No. 142 Sampaguita St. Valle Verde 2,” Gracioso stated.
Gracioso claimed that he later opened the package at the Valle Verde residence to count the money before turning it over to two people he identified as Velasco’s personal assistants. Public reports on his affidavit confirm that he made the allegations involving the Katipunan pickup and Cabral.
He also alleged that Velasco once ordered two large suitcases of cash brought from the Valle Verde residence, with the money purportedly coming from collections involving Quimbo and lawyer Honey Sipin.
“Hindi bababa sa 100M yung kabuuang laman ng maleta,” Gracioso claimed.
The affidavit itself does not establish that the alleged payments occurred or that the money came from the Discayas. The NBI has said evidence supporting Gracioso’s allegations still needs authentication. While Gracioso underwent a polygraph examination, authorities have also clarified that this did not establish the truth of his individual allegations. Velasco’s camp has denied the accusations against the former Speaker and described them as baseless.
Miro Quimbo’s wife, former Marikina 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo, represented the district while her husband was out of Congress.
During deliberations on the 2025 national budget, Stella served as senior vice chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations and was part of the House contingent to the bicameral conference committee. She was later designated acting chairperson of the appropriations panel after Zaldy Co vacated the chairmanship in January 2025.
The 2025 budget later became the subject of controversy over blank entries in the bicameral conference report. Stella acknowledged that the bicam report contained blank items but maintained that the corresponding funding amounts had already been determined before lawmakers signed the report and that technical staff were authorized to make the necessary corrections.
