00:00Appearances are truly deceiving. What looks good on first glance on the Philippine Film Heritage Building
00:05quickly goes south inside the doors and wells at the sight of unfinished fixtures whose quality leaves so much to be desired.
00:13Our Kenneth Paschente on the status of incompletion of the Film Heritage Building
00:17with no surprise in who the constructors and contractors are behind the project in this report.
00:22When viewed from the outside, the Philippine Film Heritage Building in Intramuros, the building looks complete.
00:32But upon the inspection of the structure's interior, several parts are still left unfinished.
00:37According to Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro,
00:41the project was handled by Great Pacific Builders and General Contractor Incorporated,
00:45owned by the Diskaya family, with a project cost of almost 108 million pesos.
00:50Itong building na to, instead na ngayon dapat, ito turn over dahil ngayon yung supposed to be tapos na,
00:57September 4, 2025, eh makikita natin kung paano ba ito nagawa at bakit nakakadismayang.
01:04The cinema thick where films were supposed to be screened, is still under repair.
01:09Among the observed defects are alleged leaks in the drainage system of the restrooms.
01:13Some flooring that should have been tiled up was left as plain cement,
01:16and the heat insulation in several parts of the building was left unfinished.
01:20Castro also added that elevators did not meet quality standards, the same with emergency exits.
01:26Even the gutters in front of the building were improperly installed,
01:29causing water to flow directly to its main entrance.
01:32Castro said, this shows that it may not be only flood control projects that have defects.
01:37Lumalabas dito, hindi lang mukhang flood control projects ang naaapektuhan.
01:42Maraming infrastructure, mga buildings, mga programa ng gobyerno ang mukhang maaapektuhan dito.
01:49Kaya tuloy-tuloy ang pag-iimbestiga ng Pangulo dito.
01:51The building is a project of the DPWH, a gift from First Lady Liza Marcos to the film industry,
01:58which is why the First Lady was said to have been disappointed.
02:01Nung kinausap niya kami dito, talagang siya mismo ay talagang dismayado-dismayado.
02:07Kasi ang First Lady kasi, pag gusto niya ng trabaho, dapat maayos.
02:11Dahil hindi naman ito nang tinitipid, tama naman yun sa bidding.
02:13So, dapat ayusin ang trabaho.
02:16Kapag nakipagkontrata ka, huwag ka nang kukuha na maraming kontrata,
02:19kung di mo rin kayang tapusin.
02:20As of now, the contractor has not yet coordinated with them.
02:24An investigation will be conducted to determine if there was collusion
02:27between the DPWH and the contractor.
02:29Kasi kung mapapakita talaga natin, ito makikita naman natin,
02:32kung bakit nagkaganito, kung wala silang valid reason,
02:35kung bakit hindi nila ito na-turn over ng tama at naaayos sa kontrata,
02:40pwede silang makasuhan unang-una, civil liability meron ito.
02:44Kung meron makikitang panluloko, eh hindi maikakailan na pwede silang makasuhan ng staffa.
02:49The Diskaya Camp, however, defended that Great Pacific Builders and General Contractor
02:54is no longer working on the cinema thick,
02:56because when the specifications were revised by the management of the Philippine Film Heritage Building,
03:00it was awarded to another contractor.
03:03Sa phase one pa lang po, na-turn over na po yung cinematic room.
03:06Doon po sa implementing agency, okay?
03:11So, ang nangyari po doon,
03:14nung nakita po ng pamunuan ng, ano ba yun?
03:19Philippine film, something, no?
03:26Na si chairman, yung kanilang chairman, no?
03:29Ni-revise po yung plan, yung specs po ng cinematic room.
03:35Okay?
03:37Pero tandaan po ninyo yun, kasama po yun sa,
03:40ah,
03:41kumpletong, ah,
03:43proyekto na it-turn over,
03:45ah, under phase one.
03:47Okay?
03:48Ni-revise po yun.
03:50So, kumuha po sila ng ibang kontrat, kontratista.
03:54Okay?
03:55Ang gumagawa po doon,
03:57ay hindi po ang, ah,
03:59Great Pacific Builders and General Contractor Inc.
04:02kundi po ang gumagawa po doon,
04:05ay Tieterbox Solutions and Services Corporation.
04:10Hindi po amin yun.
04:11Another concern is how the second phase of the building will be completed,
04:15especially now that they have been stripped of accreditation
04:17by the Philippine Contractors Association Board.
04:20Kenneth Paciente,
04:21from the National TV Network,
04:23for a new and better Philippines.
