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00:00It's your time, huh?

00:00Yes, Mr. Chairman. I'm just disappointed, Mr. Chairman,

00:04kasi pambihira ka, sasagot ka ng ganyan, ghost project.

00:08Parang tinatanong ka kung tao ka, hindi mo alam kung tao ka.

00:12Mr. Chairman, just to put on record also, yung Diskaya Group,

00:17ang total cost project nila from 2022 to 2025 ay 31 billion pesos.

00:2431 billion pesos, dito sa siyam na kumpanya na ito.

00:29Yung SIMS at yung Wow Wow Builders,

00:33at doon sa 31 billion, Mr. Chairman, 3 billion sa Bulacan, Region 3, if I'm not mistaken.

00:382.8 billion sa Bulacan.

00:40Yung SIMS at yung Wow Wow, meron pong 4 billion at 1.2 billion sa Bulacan.

00:52May know from COA kung na-audit nyo po itong tatlo na itong binanggit ko na ito.

00:59Sir, ito po yung mga na-subject for audit, fraud audit, especially for Bulacan po, Sir, Your Honor.

01:06Yes, and nakita nyo may ghost project.

01:08Kaya hindi makasagot ito, eh.

01:09Opo.

01:11Can you confirm?

01:13Hindi ko pa po makonfirm, Sir.

01:14Because we're going to get the...

01:16We subpoena already the document.

01:18So, can you confirm?

01:20Yes or no?

01:20Your Honor, wala po akong kopya nung audit highlights.

01:28Do you also audit itong PICAB?

01:31Meron po tayong mga auditors assigned sa DTI, Your Honor,

01:35at may mga findings din po sila.

01:37Kaya na-audit din po yung PICAB po.

01:40I'll go with the PICAB.

01:41Nandito si Dr. Dakay.

01:44Dr. Dakay, ilan kayo sa board?

01:48Can you just mention the names?

01:49Tatlo?

01:50Yeah, there are three of us, Your Honor.

01:53Engineer Ernie Bagaw, Engineer Arthur Escalante, and myself.

01:57Okay.

01:58Kayong tatlo, as board members ng PICAB,

02:05are you also contractors, officers, or owners of companies

02:09that have government contracts with DPWH or LGUs, Sir?

02:15Our company, Your Honor, does not have any projects with DPWH.

02:21Kayong tatlo na members ng board...

02:23I have documents here to prove something, Sir.

02:25Please don't lie to me, please.

02:27Yes, that's why.

02:29Engineer Bagaw, AGB, and Arthur Escalante

02:32have projects with the DPWH.

02:34So Meron, Sir, Your Honors.

02:37Is that correct?

02:38Yes, the current PICAB board members

02:40have construction contracts with DPWH,

02:43and I can show with you later LGUs

02:45and other government entities

02:47with their respective companies.

02:49Your answer is yes, right?

02:51Yes, Your Honor.

02:53So you don't think it's...

02:55It's not right for you guys to have these contracts.

03:01For example, Dr. Dakay, as chairperson,

03:05associated po kayo dun sa Dakay Construction

03:08and Development Corporation.

03:10May projects po kayo with national and various local governments

03:13for public facilities like government buildings and schools.

03:16Si Engineer Bagaw, one of the top contractors

03:19ng flood control projects, securing worth 7.7 billion.

03:24Si Engineer Escalante signed a contract with DPWH

03:28on behalf of his company in May 2022

03:31while already a PICAB board member.

03:34Are you aware of this, Sir?

03:34Yes, I'm aware of that, Your Honor.

03:40And there's nothing wrong with it?

03:43Actually, Your Honor,

03:45all of the members of the board of PICAB

03:50and the other boards in CIAP are all contractors.

03:54And there's no conflict of interest, you think,

03:57among your officials.

04:00And there's nothing we can do to stop

04:03the three of you,

04:05the powerful three in a PICAB.

04:07I will no longer belabor the issue.

04:25I think it's very clear, Mr. Chairman,

04:26what I'm trying to raise here.

04:28Your Honor, that is a very good question.

04:42I'm not asking you.

04:43I'm asking DPWH.

04:49Personal opinion ko,

04:50Your Honor, Mr. Chair,

04:51hindi po dapat o hindi tama

04:53sigurang pagpapayram ng disensyon.

04:55You are not being asked to

04:57give your personal opinion, ma'am.

04:59This is a recorded proceedings.

05:01I apologize, Your Honor.

05:03We're talking about facts here.

05:05I apologize, Your Honor.

05:06But I am not very knowledgeable

05:09on the procurement part.

05:10I have not been a member of any BAC.

05:14Pero again, sa pagkakaalam ko po,

05:16hindi po tama na pinagparent

05:18or pinapahiram.

05:20Kasi po yung...

05:22But you are aware that this is happening?

05:23Hindi ko po.

05:25Come on, Jose Cabral.

05:27Hindi po, Mr. Chair, Your Honor.

05:29Because I am not involved in the operation...

05:32Kayo bang na-deputized na sumagot

05:34in behalf of the department

05:36para makasiguro lang tayo?

05:39Ako po kasi yung...

05:39Ako po kasi yung pinakamataasang posisyon

05:41na nandito ngayon.

05:43Kasama ko po yung mga regional director.

05:45Kasi you keep on looking at your BAC

05:47for every question.

05:49I apologize.

05:49So you're referring to most of them.

05:51Baka you are very discomfortable

05:53with doing this.

05:55So baka meron po kayong gustong

05:56pumalit sa inyo sa ngayon.

05:59Pwede po bang matawag ko

06:00ang isang regional director?

06:02Kasi sila po yung...

06:03Regional director lang yun.

06:04Lalo mo nga lang alam yun.

06:06Mr. Chair,

06:06with the indulgence of the majority leader,

06:08interjection lang.

06:10Okay.

06:11Paalala lang po na,

06:12kasasabi po kasi ni Jose Cabral,

06:14di nila alam na merong pagpapahiram

06:17or pagre-rent out ng lisensya.

06:18Pero kanina po sinabi ni dating

06:20Secretary Bonoan,

06:22alam nila at alam ng department.

06:25For the record.

06:25Salamat, Mr. Chair at majority leader.

06:27Anyway, that will be shown

06:30later on by the documents

06:33that we will be subjected to

06:36questioning

06:37as well as people who are involved in this.

06:41Thank you, Mr. Chair.

06:41I only have one minute to go.

06:43May I just put on record?

06:44Because this is in aid of legislation.

06:45Yung subcontracting loophole,

06:48yung joint venture loophole,

06:50gusto natin i-address ito.

06:52So kung hindi kayo makapagtutulungan sa amin,

06:54DPWH,

06:55mahalata kayo

06:56na part kayo ng mafia dito talaga.

06:58So yan ang gusto natin makita

07:01because itong mga contractor,

07:05if I have enough time,

07:06I will ask these contractors.

07:08For example,

07:09Ma'am Diskaya,

07:10nagpapahiram ba kayo na lisensya?

07:13Sorry po, hindi po.

07:15So lahat ng nakalagay po sa inyo

07:18dun sa 30 billion in the past three years

07:21ay kayo talaga lahat ang gumawa.

07:24Yes po.

07:24For example,

07:25kayo, Ma'am St. Timothy,

07:26sinabi nyo kanina,

07:27may 145 flood control kayo.

07:30Diba?

07:31Ilan ang tao nyo?

07:32I have 38 admin employees po.

07:3838?

07:39Pero ilang billion yung hawak po ninyo?

07:41So alam na, alam na.

07:42Admin lang po.

07:43Kaya nga,

07:43so alam na, alam na

07:44nagpapahiram kayo.

07:46Anyway,

07:46Mr. Chairman,

07:47last but not the least,

07:48let me just point out, no?

07:49Last month,

07:50the Office of Ombudsman

07:51ordered the filing of criminal charges

07:53in connection.

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