House to start probe on govt flood control projects

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House to start probe on govt flood control projects  Bicol Saro Partylist Rep. Terry Ridon says on July 31, 2025 that he aims to start investigating the government's flood control projects after being named chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts at the House of Representatives.  He said he would invite all those involved in these flood projects for greater accountability.   VIDEOS BY RED MENDOZA  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe Visit our website at [https://www.manilatimes.net](https://www.manilatimes.net/)  Follow us: Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion  Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #TMTNews #FloodControl #Philippines

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00:00It's called a couple of people with DPWH because it's the presidential pronouncement

00:08and commitment to the House Speaker Martin Romualdez that's called all the involved

00:14in the infrastructure projects.

00:16This is the DPWH.

00:19What is the state of all the infrastructure, particularly the flood control projects

00:26in this year?

00:27Is there any delay?

00:28Is there any ghost projects?

00:30Is there any actual projects that have been done?

00:33What do we need to do for the entire course of the year?

00:37Including the LGUs and COA, sir?

00:40The LGUs and COA included?

00:44Well, if we need to make sure that our first priority is the national agencies.

00:49Particularly the DPWH.

00:51If we need to make sure that we need to make sure that our pumping stations

00:55but I think the first order of business would be to look into the DPWH projects.

01:01Binagit yan ng Pangulo.

01:03Binagit na rin po yan ng ating speaker.

01:05Sir, kahit wala pa yung audit ng DPWH,

01:08pwede magsimula yung hirin?

01:10Well, pwede naman humag-function ng Committee on Public Accounts

01:14kahit wala pong findings.

01:16Kung aantayin pa natin yung COA audit,

01:18we have to wait until the end of the year.

01:20So, kailangan natin humakita.

01:22And more importantly, we have to be able to act proactively.

01:25So, ibig sabihin,

01:26huwag natin antayin na may masayang pahong pondo

01:28bago natin matignan kung ano po yung dapat gawin sa mga proyekto po nito.

01:34Sir, meron po kasi mga kumukwestiyo na yung DPWH mismo yung mag-iimbestigado

01:39sa mga questionable flood mitigation projects,

01:43eh sila mismo yung involved.

01:45Kasama ba yun sa iimbestigahan nyo ang DPWH?

01:47Or paano yung magiging mechanism nito?

01:50Well, ang totoo malaya naman po siya,

01:52pre within the executive,

01:53dahil may sarili po silang prerogative

01:55to do an internal audit.

01:56Ang pagkakaintindi ko,

01:58hindi lang naman kung DPWH ata ang kasali po rito.

02:01Pati yung iba pang mga ahensya

02:02na involved within infrastructure

02:04ay may gagawin din po.

02:05So, I'm sure yung pong bagong NEDA,

02:07sila din po ay increasingly involved

02:09in the performance review.

02:11Pero malaya ang Kongreso,

02:13malaya po yung Senado

02:14na magkaroon po ng sarili nilang pagdinig

02:17at pagsisiyasa at sa usapin po na ito.

02:19Kung nagusap lang po kayo ng itong mga members

02:21ng Quadcom para ibuoy ulit yung Quadcom

02:26gawin 2.0

02:27at investigahan yung Sabuneros.

02:29Taposin mo na natin siguro yung saan?

02:31Bago tayo magpuntang Quad 2.0.

02:33Pag-usapan dito.

02:34Mayor Magalang po,

02:35sinabi po niya,

02:36pinapatikos niya yung pagpalakpak daw

02:37ng mga kongresista ng SONAD

02:39na pinagdito yung broad control projects.

02:40Eh, kayo kayo na rin naman daw yung involved dyan.

02:42Very clearing daw,

02:43kasi pagpalakpak yung mga kongresista daw

02:46yung naminigilin ng district engineers,

02:48original director sa area dyan ninyo.

02:49So, may conspiracy daw para makakuha ng kickback.

02:52Well, very important siguro,

02:54bagitin muna kay Mayor Magalong,

02:56ipakita niya ebidensya.

02:58Kasi mabigat yung akusasyon eh.

03:00Ang akusasyon,

03:01ang mga kongresista,

03:0230%, 40% getting kickbacks

03:06from government projects.

03:08Kasi he has been speaking

03:10for several weeks,

03:11several months,

03:12providing this particular presentation.

03:15So, ang gusto nating makita muna po

03:18kay Mayor Magalong,

03:19with due respect to him,

03:20ah,

03:21asan po yung ebidensya

03:22na 30%,

03:2440%,

03:25kinukuha ng legislators,

03:27particularly po

03:28ng mga kongresista

03:29o mga sinado.

03:30Well,

03:32I think as soon as we do a review,

03:34he should be invited

03:35to provide,

03:36excuse me,

03:37to provide an actual presentation

03:39ah,

03:40doon po sa,

03:41kanya pong binabanggit

03:42na 30 to 40%.

03:44Kasi siyempre,

03:45you have to be able to

03:46subject it to actual scrutiny as well, no?

03:49Kung talaga ba may bata yan.

03:50Ibig sabihin,

03:51wala naman tayong sinisino rito eh.

03:53Kumbaga,

03:54kung meron talagang

03:55legislator involved,

03:56kung meron po talagang

03:57agency official involved,

03:59kung regional director ito,

04:01district engineer ito,

04:02undersecretary ito,

04:04secretary ho ito,

04:05wala ho tayo dapat sinuhin dito.

04:07Siyempre,

04:08ultimately yung contractor po

04:09na-involved dito.

04:10So, kung maipakita niya

04:11kung sino po yung mga yun,

04:12well and good,

04:13papalakpakan ho natin siya.

04:29The general director.

04:30The family owner.

04:31It's very important.

04:33That was my professional director.

04:35I got the results with the

04:36stakeholders in the garden.

04:38The other thing,

04:39as a group of classmates,

04:41thereas and the teachers,

04:43the師,

04:44the teachers,

04:45the teachers,

04:46the teachers,

04:47the teachers,

04:48the teachers,

04:50the teachers,

04:51the teachers.

04:52The teachers are also

04:53the teachers for you,

04:54so they're all done.

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