Villanueva: No senator is tied to 15 firms awarded flood control deals

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Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Monday said no senator is involved with any of the 15 contractors flagged in the P545-billion flood control program, following President Marcos' disclosure that the firms got 20 percent of the projects.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/08/11/villanueva-no-senator-is-tied-to-15-firms-awarded-flood-control-deals  Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5664f6TkaeHgwBly50DWZQ/join  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin   Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Una, it's not for me to call whether he step aside or mag-resign, mag-etcetera,

00:08because it's the call of the President.

00:10If the President feels na he still enjoys his trust and confidence,

00:15then there's nothing we can do about it, no?

00:18Sa akin lang, talagang importante na maging impartial yung investigation

00:23at maging mataas yung credibilidad ng pag-imbestiga dito

00:28na talagang wala pong sasantuhin at talagang isa lang yung talagang bottom line,

00:35panagutin yung dapat managot.

00:37But at the same time, sana after mapanagot,

00:41yung mas matagal at mas lasting na call natin yung integrated flood control program

00:47dahil remember Marlon, three years ago we have been saying na hindi ito integrated,

00:54hindi ito, there's no concrete plan, nabanggit ko nga yung word na patsi-patsi.

01:03Itong mga nakarambag yun, nakita natin yun, talagang totoo na hindi siya integrated

01:12at these projects are somehow patsi-patsi.

01:17I can only speak for this house, not the other house,

01:27and as far as I'm concerned, as the majority leader of the Senate,

01:31I don't see any Senators involved in any of these 15 construction firms.

01:40Sa house ang...

01:42Ah, madali. Bibigyan ko nalang kayo ng mga pateles para mas magandang yun ang magsalita kesa po ako.

01:52So, in speaking of flood, itong problema sa Baha,

01:56si Mr. Ramon Ang ng San Miguel Corporation,

01:59ang sabi niya, isusolve niya ang problema sa Baha sa Metro Manila

02:02at zero cost to the government.

02:05Definitely a welcome development.

02:08And can you just imagine if there are 10 more RSAs in the country who would do that?

02:15Ang laking bagay po nun, no? Ang laking bagay po nun.

02:18But let me also point out na any efforts na gagawin dapat ng private sector

02:25connected dun sa main plan ng ating pamahalaan,

02:30may mga siguro ibang styles na gustong gawin,

02:34siguro yun ang mas importante na mako-ordinate.

02:38And knowing RSA, boss RSA, talagang ano yan eh,

02:41laging may basis yung kanyang binabanggit na solution

02:49because the last time we talked to each other,

02:52I remember him talking about experts on flood control program,

02:59experts in dredging, experts in cleaning yung mga waterways.

03:07So yun, importante po yun, no?

03:09Yun lang yung caution ko sa ating pamahalaan

03:12kasi baka mamaya may isang private entity na gustong gawin yung gusto niya

03:18pero hindi siya part ng master plan natin.

03:22So yun lang yung para sa akin.

03:23But again, we salute the statements made by San Miguel through Mr. Ramon Ang

03:32and hoping na mas marami pang kagaya niya yung mag-volunteer to help out.

03:42And I'm sure, I'm sure, malaking tulong yun.

03:46And if it happens, you could just imagine during budget deliberation,

03:50we can already slash portions of the budget of some of these departments

03:57and we can place it to other items na mas mapapakinabahan.

04:03So makakatipid ang government?

04:04Malaking matipid ang gobyerno.

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