00:00A bungled flood mitigation structure in Kalumpit, Bulacan, another in Arayat, Pampanga, and a worthless landslide protection infrastructure in Tuba Benguet have been well documented after the president's visit and inspection.
00:13But one need not go far away to spot one more testament to the fleecing of the Filipino people than two failed projects in Quezon City, one of which has a familiar and notorious name linked to it, as our Isaiah Mirafuentes reports.
00:26Joining the president's last sona.
00:31Kamakailan lamang, nag-inspeksyon ako sa naging epekto ng habagat ng Bagyong Krising, Dante, at Emong.
00:42Kitang-kita ko na maraming proyekto para sa flood control ay palpat at gumuho.
00:49At yung iba, guni-guni lang.
00:52His remarks against those who squandered public funds.
00:57Kaya sa mga nakikipagsabwatan upang kunin ang pondo ng bayan at nakawin ang kinabukasan ng ating mga mamamayan.
01:06Mahiya namang kayo sa inyong kapapilipino.
01:08Through the Sumbong sa Pangulo.ph website, PTV News looked into the government's flood control projects and identified which of them seem like ghost flood control projects or just pure imagination.
01:25In Barangay Santo Domingo, Quezon City, we discovered a flood control project.
01:31A project that was supposed to prevent flooding but seems to have been left unfinished.
01:37The project was supposed to be completed as early as May 2025 but it was halted.
01:42The residents in the area are greatly affected.
01:45They suffer yearly as they become submerged in floodwaters whenever there's a heavy downpour.
01:51Kunting ulan lang, basta lumakas lang siya, babahan na kagad.
01:54Based on the Commission on Audit or COA, more than 95 billion pesos were allocated for this project.
02:01The funds came from the General Appropriation Act of 2024 and its contractor is St. Timothy Construction Corporation.
02:08Based on the details we obtained, the completion date was moved to August 28, just three days from now.
02:14We also went to another flood prone area in Quezon City, which is Barangay Bagong Silangan.
02:21Where floodwaters can reach neck-deep levels.
02:24Residents here also complained about the damaged flood wall.
02:28The LGU provided a fix but it was only a temporary patch.
02:31Anger erupted among the residents when they learned that some contractors and politicians
02:36drivenly squandered the people's money which should have been used for flood control projects.
02:41We gathered the people's sentiments about this and they said,
02:44In the Hylip Naibigay sa mga mahirap, saan nila pupunta ang mga pundo?
02:49Yung sila, magandaan tayo.
02:52Kami namang malilit dito.
02:55Naluulubog sa baha.
02:57Borsa-borsa pera ay piratago.
03:00Anong mangyayari din sa buhay?
03:02Puro otang na Pilipinas, ganoon pa rin ginagawa.
03:05But the people felt hopeful when they learned that President Ferdinand Barcus Jr. himself
03:18was inspecting and directly uncovering the anomalies in flood control projects that seems to be ghost project.
03:35The whole country now watching how the Marcos administration will face the anomalies
04:05and corruption in flood control projects.
04:08What do you think about these so-called ghost flood control projects?
04:13Isaiah Mirafuentes from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
