00:00A mayor criticizes Leyte 4th District Rep. Richard Gomez for lack of support amid heavy flooding in their district after a flood control structure linked to the congressman collapsed on Monday evening, August 25.
00:15Matag-Ob Leyte Mayor Bernie Takoy writes on social media,
00:18Despite limited support from our district representative, we continue to persevere through discipline and resilience.
00:24Initial reports from the Matag-Ob Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said portions of the Barangay-Riverside flood control structure caved in after heavy rainfall and flooding.
00:36In a Facebook livestream on Tuesday, August 26, Takoy says the flood control structure was linked to Gomez.
00:54Atong congressman na kandidato o incumbent congressman Richard Gomez, au ba na iyang Matag-Ob development team?
01:03Takoy adds the heads of the Municipal Development Office and the Municipal Engineering Department were absent during the groundbreaking, but Gomez was present.
01:12Takoy also criticizes the Department of Public Works and Highways for always bypassing the municipal government when it comes to projects in their town.
01:20Gomez, citing Leyte 4th District Engineer Peter Socos says in a message to Rappler on Wednesday, August 27, the project was still under construction when it was damaged.
01:31He says the damage will be repaired at no cost to the government.
01:36Takoy is not the first person to criticize a lawmaker over flood control projects.
01:40In July, Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong said in an interview with One News, lawmakers receive payments for helping facilitate flood control project contracts to private entities.
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