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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Tuesday, Sept. 9, bared fresh revelations of massive corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), linking officials and contractors to ghost and substandard flood control projects, falsified documents, and even money-laundering schemes in casinos.
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00:00Mr. President, my esteemed colleagues, I rise today on a matter of personal and collective
00:07privilege. Before I start, Mr. President, and with the indulgence of our distinguished colleagues,
00:14let me put this one issue away first. The DPWH Under Secretary that I mentioned
00:21to have offered our Senate President through his staff to make insertions in the 2026
00:28National Expenditure Program, had vehemently denied it to her new boss, Secretary Vince Dyson,
00:37and to his face at that. Was actually lying through her teeth. Dapat, alam niya na hindi ako basta
00:45nagsasalita ng walang katibayan. Ayan po ang resibo, Mr. President, and I quote,
00:52para maisama ko po sa net, sir. Her words, not mine. Sabi nga ng mga abogado, res ip sa
01:03lokitor. The thing speaks for itself. I will now proceed, Mr. President. Exactly three weeks ago,
01:13I took this floor to expose what I call the flooded gates of corruption. A dam of the seat that is
01:22burst open, unleashing the tales of insatiable greed that continue to drown our nation.
01:29Simula ng mabuksan ng agos ng usapan tungkol sa mga anomalya sa DPWH, bumuhos rin ng katakot-takot na
01:37ulat mula sa mga netizens at karaniwang mamamayan na nagmamatsyag sa mga substandard at ghost
01:44projects sa iba't ibang dako ng kapuloan. Kasabay ng bugso, ng puot, ng taong bayan, laban sa
01:52iba't ibang personalidad na di umano ay sangkot sa pagsasamantala sa kaban ng bayan. Ang halos
01:59nagkakaisang sigaw ng lahat. Dapat may managot. Dapat may makulong. Our frustrated countrymen cry in unison.
02:10Name, shame, and prosecute. We in this August Hall share the same frustration except for the chaos and
02:21anarchy in the streets and in some public and private properties which hopefully will not escalate.
02:27It is but right and just that we all demand that heads must roll and those responsible must be put
02:34behind bars. Whichever agency or office, even those in high towers of power, they may come from.
02:43Justice must catch up with these people because enough is enough. Having said that, my office is
02:50fully committed to submit the overwhelming loads of reports we received on substandard and ghost
02:55blood control projects to the concerned authorities in view of the forthcoming investigation by the yet
03:02to be constituted independent probe body. To this end, we decided not to include the same or similar
03:10anomalous blood control projects anymore in my follow-up privilege speech today. Instead,
03:16I will focus on sharing with you the various forms of corruption in fine print. Evidence so telling
03:25that it will nail the coffin for the summary dismissal and or prosecution of these culprits with a warning
03:33that what you are about to see may be hazardous to your health in that it will make your blood boil
03:40boil over the maximum normal systolic and diastolic thresholds. First, how the fruits of corruption are
03:49being squandered, albeit partly by these officials, entrusted to protect people's lives and low-lying
03:56communities from the devastation caused by typhoons and low pressure areas. And when I say partly,
04:03I do not mean paltry sums of money, Mr. President. Second, how the same officials maneuver and
04:11manipulate the processes and procedures involved to collect from unaccomplished or uncompleted,
04:18even ghost projects perpetrated by these incorrigible and probably beyond redemption government
04:26officials. Unahin po natin ang mga tinaguriang BGC boys. We delve so deeply into the web of
04:34corruption involving the culprits behind the notorious Bulacan flood control disaster. Sa lalim po
04:41nang inabot ng aming pagsisiyasat, sukdo lang nakakarimarim na ang ating or ang aming nadiskubre.
04:48These DPWH officials reached the lowest of the low and the highest of the high in the many corners of
04:56casinos across the country. On top of their multi-million peso wristwatches, signature clothes,
05:04and sneakers and whatever else lavish lifestyles, these five erstwhile DPWH officials of the Bulacan
05:12First District Engineering Office gained them a moniker, BGC boys. Not Bonifacio Global City
05:20boys, Mr. President, but rather the Bulacan group of contractors as they have been known to casino
05:27employees. Hindi tambay ng high street sa BGC ang mga ito. Hell street siguro, Mr. President.
05:36At siyempre, nagtatago sa mga aliases ang BGC boys. Let me do a roll call. Complete
05:44with valid identification cards like driver's licenses from the Land Transportation Office,
05:50but this is a separate matter to be investigated, my distinguished colleagues.
05:56Ang kakasibak lamang na DPWH OIC Assistant Regional Director ng Region 4A at dating District
06:03Engineer ng Bulacan na si Henry Alcantara alias Joseph Castro Villegas.
06:11OIC District Engineer ng Bulacan, First District Bryce Erickson G. Hernandez alias Marvin
06:17Santos de Guzman. Assistant District Engineer JP D. Mendoza alias PJ Castro Asuncion.
06:24DPWH Engineer 2 RJ Dumasic. Introducing himself as a contractor from SIMS Trading Corporation
06:32with alias Sandro Bernardo Park at Edric San Diego as himself. They may hide their identities,
06:41but having spent practically all my law enforcement years conducting intelligence and investigative work,
06:48I know criminals when I see them. No matter how real looking their ideas are,
06:53no matter how long they were able to thrive in the shadows,
06:57no one can shield them from the day of reckoning
07:01that they deserve. Lalong-lalong na kung lantaran at walang pakundangan na ang pagnanakaw
07:07at paglustay ng kaban ng bayan, Mr. President. Base sa mga dokumentong nakalap namin mula
07:13sa pagkor, malulula tayo sa laki ng halagang naging talo sa kasino ng limang ito.
07:19950 million in gross losses, Mr. President.
07:25Base ang mga ito sa official at validated na record mula mismo sa 13 kasino
07:31sa Metro Manila, Cebu at Pampanga.
07:35Halimbawa, itong si former Assistant District Engineer at OIC,
07:41District Engineer Bryce Hernandez alias Marvin Santos de Guzman.
07:47Mayroong combined gross losses sa mga kasino na 435 million pesos.
07:52Halos hindi sila nagkakalayo ng OIC Assistant District Engineer niya na si JP Mendoza alias PJ Castro Asuncion
08:02na may P418 million pesos sa nakabuwang talo sa iba't ibang mga kasino.
08:09Ang former District Engineer na si Henry Alcantara na hindi naman tumanggi na pumapasok at nagsusugal sa kasino
08:16ay nakapagpatalo ng P68,000 pesos pero bilang Henry Alcantara lamang yan.
08:22Ang mas malaking bulto ng kanyang talo habang nagtatago sa kanyang alias na Joseph Castro Villegas
08:29ay tumataginting na P36.7 million pesos in gross losses.
08:34Hindi rin natin sinasantabi ang milyones na pinagtalo ng mga DPWS employees
08:40na nagpapanggap na contractors na sina Project Engineer RJ Dumasig alias Sandro Bernardo Park
08:47na may gross losses na P16.9 million at Edric San Diego alias himself or Asimself
08:55na may losses na P42.4 million pesos.
08:59Akala siguro naman ito ay maari silang manatiling multo o inkognito.
09:04Ito ay isa lamang sa tambak na pagkakamali nila, ginaong Pangulo.
09:09Interestingly, mukhang may kakaibang milagro ang dumapo sa tropang BGC Boys
09:15sa isang casino sa Newport World Resort sa Pasay kung saan sila ay tumabo ng daang milyong pisong panalo
09:23mula sa mula August 31, 2023 hanggang April 4, 2024.
09:29Henry Alcantara, P4.7 million pesos.
09:34Bryce Erickson Hernandez, P189 million pesos.
09:38JP Mendoza, P320 million pesos.
09:42RJ Dumasig, P7.37 million pesos.
09:46Edric San Diego, P11.7 million pesos.
09:50Sinoerto nga ba sabay-sabay na nalala ang mga ito, Mr. President?
09:55O baka naman money laundering scheme?
09:58May report kami at ito ay amin pang binabalidate na peke lang ang pagdeklaran nilang panalo.
10:05How so?
10:06Magpapalit ng cash into casino chips.
10:09Pero pag natalo ng kaunti, pupunta sa cashier para mag-cash out at ideklarang panalo
10:15ang pinagpalitan nilang chips.
10:17Smart, your guess at this point is as good as mine.
10:22Sa ukada naman, may nakarecord na one gaming activity mula October 17 to 18, 2022
10:30si na Henry Alcantara, Bryce Hernandez, RJ Dumasig at JP Mendoza
10:36na kung saan maliban kay Henry Alcantara na nanalo ng P301,000 pesos
10:42umuwing talunan ang ibang BGC boys dahil sa total losses na 1.75 million pesos.
10:49Mr. President, let me show you the record of cash to chips and chips to cash transactions
10:55of the BGC boys sa mga casino na pinasyalan nila mula taong 2023 hanggang 2025.
11:02Henry Alcantara alias Joseph Castro Villegas, cash to chips, 1.1 billion 428,000 million
11:15170,000.
11:17Yes, Mr. President, you heard it right, my dear colleagues.
11:20B as in billion, hindi M or million.
11:24Cash to chips, 997,765,000 pesos.
11:30Bryce Hernandez alias Marvin Santos de Guzman, cash to chips, 659,910,000 pesos.
11:40Chips to cash, 1.385.360,250 pesos.
11:49JP de Guzman alias PJ Asuncion, cash to chips from 2023 and 2024, 26,500,000.
12:01Cash to chips, 2023 and 2024, 280,093,500 pesos.
12:09In this regard, my office has submitted their names and aliases to the Anti-Money Laundering Council
12:17since casinos are covered persons under the amended Anti-Money Laundering Act.
12:23Hindi pa po dito nagtatapos, Mr. President, ang kanilang mga tabulastugan.
12:29Sa aking naunang privilege speech noong August 20, 2025, nauna ko nang nilarawan base sa aming sources
12:37ang mag-among sina Alcantara at Hernandez na may parehong level ng pagmamahal sa pera.
12:44Itong si Bryce Hernandez, nagkalat na nga ang kanyang mga larawan sa social media
12:51dahil sa kanyang tabulastugan.
12:54Aba, hindi man lamang nahiyampumasyal-pasyal sa isang kasino sa Metro Manila hanggang noong September 1, 2025,
13:03habang nag-i-hearing ang Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, si Bryce nasa isang kasino nagsusugal.
13:11Ang ibang BGC boys may record pa hanggang noong nakarambuan ng Agosto sa paglalaro sa mga kasino.
13:18Sumatotal, habang lubog pa rin sa tubig baha ang mga tagabulakan dahil sa mga pangungurakot na mga ito
13:27at kahit buking na mismo ng Pangulo ang kalukohan,
13:31sige pa rin ang pagpapasasa ng BGC boys sa pagwawaldas ng pera ng taong bayan.
13:39Walang kahiyahiya sa katawan.
13:42Wala pong konsyensya ang mga ito, Mr. President.
13:46Kung garapala ng pagwawaldas ng kabanang bayan sa mga kasino,
13:50lalong garapala ng kanilang pagdudoktor na mga dokumento para makapagnakaw.
13:57Over the past week, we carved hundreds of pages of documents,
14:02each page painting telltale signs of how deeply entrenched corruption has become in the BGC kingdom.
14:11Patterns emerge not by accident but by elaborate design.
14:17A framework of rigged and questionable biddings, impossible timelines of completion,
14:23manipulated progress reports, and falsified public documents.
14:28Certainly, these are not clerical errors, Mr. President.
14:33These are fingerprints of a system perfected over the years to pocket billions of funds
14:39at the expense of our people's safety and welfare.
14:43For purposes of presentation, iisa-isahin ko na ang aming naging findings.
14:50Una sa ating listahan ang flood control structure sa Bayan ng Bulacan,
14:55sa Lalawigan ng Bulacan, nasakop ng Notorious First District Engineering Office.
15:02Ang pondo ng flood control structure sa may Kapis, Talitip River Package B sa Barangay Perez ay nagkakahalaga ng P92.58 million pesos sa ilalim ng 2024 national budget.
15:17Mr. President, hindi ito basta ghost project lamang.
15:21Hindi rin ito basta-bastang substandard o palpak.
15:24This project may be added to the wonders of the world.
15:28Why?
15:29Because it will keep us wondering how in the world it was implemented as such an extraordinary speed and paid in extraordinary haste.
15:41Imagine, Mr. President, December 17, 2024, nang maiaward sa SIMS construction ang proyekto.
15:49May notice to proceed na agad ng sinundang araw o noong December 18, 2024.
15:56Matapos lamang ang dalawang araw o noong December 20, aba, naningil na agad-agad ang SIMS at nagsumiti pa ng 46.05% completion rate na nagkakahalaga ng P42.63 million pesos para sa kanilang unang progress billing.
16:15Dalawang araw, ginong Pangulo, halos nangangalahatin agad sila sa accomplishment.
16:21May pambihirang talento at unusual speed pala ang mga taga SIMS construction o baka may magic, Christmas magic dahil magpapasko na.
16:33Hindi man nakahabol sa Pasko, New Year pa rin ang bagong taon ng magkakasapakat na SIMS contractor at Bulacan DPWH.
16:45Dahil na-release agad noong December 27 ang unang bayad na P35.97 million sa SIMS matapos bawasin ang BAT, withholding tax at retention fees.
16:57Palagay namin, Mr. President, kung kaya pa nilang kuraputin ang taxes, baka ninakaw pa rin nila.
17:04Kaya lang, inisip siguro, baka maalkapon sila.
17:10Paglipas ang tatlong buwan o noong March 14, naningil na muli ang SIMS para sa 89.1% completion rate na nagkakahalaga ng P39.86 million pesos base sa kanilang second progress billing.
17:26Matapos ang limang araw o noong March 19, bayad na agad ang SIMS.
17:32Siyempre pa, mapupukaw ang aming curiosity kung anong pagkaiba ng proyekto mula noong December 24 kung saan 46% na ang proyekto ang natapos, kuno sa loob lamang ng dalawang working days, at March 25 kung saan 89% completed na ang flood control project.
17:52Tingnan po natin ang pagkakaiba.
17:57Ito po ang mga larawan na naka-attach sa first billing request dated December 20, 2024 na 46% completed daw, at second billing request dated March 14, 2025.
18:13Sabi nga po nila, can you spot the difference?
18:18Wala po tayo makikita ang pagkakaiba, Mr. President.
18:20Let me explain.
18:22Maliba na lamang kung ang dalawang taong nakatayo noong December 2024 ay hindi umalis at hindi rin gumalaw hanggang Marso ng sumunod na taon,
18:34no-brainer ika nga, maliwanag na iisa ang larawan na ginamit at sinumite para sa dalawang progress billings ng SIMS.
18:43Trabahong tamad para sa trabahong gahaman, Mr. President.
18:47Hindi pa nagkasa rito ang handiwork ng contractor na SIMS at DPWH, my dear colleagues.
18:54Sa third and final payment, sumobra pa ang kubra ng SIMS ng 3.9 million pesos, kaya naging 14 million pesos.
19:02Kung susumahin natin, ang kabuwang siningil ng SIMS ay umabot sa 96.499 million pesos o 3.9 million pa more sa original tuanta price na 92.585 million pesos.
19:19But lo and behold, aprobado ito, certified, checked, and reviewed by the BGC boys na sine project engineer RJ Dumasig at JP Mendoza,
19:32ang monthly certificate of payment para sa statement of work ng SIMS, kasamang dagdag na 3.9 million pesos sa revised contract.
19:42Ang unang minadaling progress billing number one, approved for payment rents in a Bryce Hernandez at Henry Alcantara,
19:50kaya release agad-agad ang singili ng SIMS, hinog na hinog sa criminal case na malversation through falsification of public documents.
20:00Mamaya po, hihimayin natin ang mga patong-patong na kaso na maaring hanapin ng mga ito.
20:07If you know me, Mr. President, hindi pa rin sa akin sapat ang mga dokumento at kwento.
20:13Kaya muli ko pong pinalakad ang aking team upang makita ng sarili naming mga mata,
20:19ano ba talaga ang lagay ng proyektong ito sa Barangay Perez, Bulacan, Bulacan, nakatatapos lamang ngayong Mayo.
20:26Ang tumambad sa amin, package A, ng parehong proyekto sa parehong lugar ng package B, sa Barangay Perez, Bulacan, Bulacan.
20:39Mukhang na-double-wamiti tayo ng SIMS construction at ng mga kasabot nila sa DPWH.
20:44Kung nasaan ang package B na minadaling nabayaran ay mananatili na lamang guni-guni dahil tanging package ay lamang ang nandun.
20:58Ito po ang itsura ng package A na walang pinagkaiba sa ghost project na package B.
21:05Tagpitagpina nga at ang completed na package A minulto pa sa package B.
21:11Mr. President, SIMS construction seems to be complicit sa broad daylight robbery na ito.
21:20Not once, but twice.
21:22Dapat makasuhan din ang kontrakto na ito bukod pa sa forever blacklisting.
21:29Marami pagkatanong ang kaugnay ng proyektong ito tulad na lamang ng irregularidad sa mga dokumento.
21:35Pag-release ng bayad sa kabila ng kakulangan ng pirma ng mga kaukulang opisyal.
21:43Sa dalawang proyekto sa barangay Bulusan, Kalumpid, Bulacan, copy-pasted din ang modus ng SIMS, Mr. President.
21:51Ang masama, dalawang proyekto pa ang hinocos-focus ng kontraktor at DPWH engineer sa Bulacan.
21:59Ang isa, contract ID number 25CC0072 para sa River Bank Protection sa barangay Bulusan, Kalumpid, Bulacan, na may original contract price na 74 milyon pesos.
22:13Ang isa naman, contract ID 25CC0091 para sa flood control structure sa barangay Bulusan din mula sa purok 4 hanggang purok 5.
22:25Ang halaga, 92.7 milyon pesos.
22:29Akala namin na mamalikmata lamang kami noong una namin kinilatis ang mga kontrata.
22:35This thing is, colleagues, but documents clearly show not only how unscrupulous but also how brazen these people can be.
22:46Pareho ang petsa ng notice of award ng dalawang contracts noong February 17, 2025.
22:52Pareho din ang petsa ng notice to proceed, February 25, 2025.
22:58Pareho pa ding may revised contracts na ang mark-up ay pareho pa ulit na 4%.
23:04At ang ultibong panggagago, Mr. President, sa loob lamang ng labing limang araw mula sa February 25 hanggang March 12,
23:13parehong 89% ang completion rate ng dalawang proyekto.
23:18Hindi lang yun.
23:19Siyempre, sabay din ang singil ni SIMS para sa second and final payments noong April 4, 2025.
23:26Fully paid ang parehong proyekto sa parehong araw din noong April 22, 2025.
23:34Parang nakinikinit ako na, Mr. President, na nagtatawanan pa ang mga matatalinong gagong matching na ito habang nagdibdahe papuntang kasino,
23:45dalawang kwartang kinulimbat habang naglilimas ng tubig baha, papalabas ng kanilang mga bahay ang mga pobring taga Bulacan.
23:54Magkaibang proyekto na ang contract duration na sana ay 240 days at 270 days respectively.
24:03Pero sabay natapos ng record period na 34 days, 100% completed kuno sa kabilagdako.
24:13Okay, let's give him the benefit of the doubt.
24:17Baka nga naman 100% o 100% na lakas ang binigay ng SIMS kaya natapos agad-agad at sabay pa ang dalawang proyekto.
24:27Tingnan natin ang progress reports na sinumitin nila, Mr. President.
24:30Sa slide na ito, makikita ang sinumiting photos para sa progress billing number 1 ng SIMS noong March 14, 2025.
24:42Sa kaliwa, attachment para sa 25CC-0072 contract.
24:48Sa kanan naman, para sa contract 25CC-0091, may pinagkaiba po ba?
24:56Ganito rin ang attachment para sa second and final billing na sinumitin noong April 4, 2025.
25:05Hindi tayo namamalikmata.
25:08Harap-harapan, pinagnanakawan po tayo.
25:13Mr. President, sa kabuhuan,
25:15P174,699,499,11 ang halaga ng dalawang proyektong ito.
25:24Base sa sinumitin ng DPWH sa isang report sa Blue Ribbon Committee Hearing,
25:31sinasabing ang contract ID 25CC-0072 ay walang istruktura.
25:38Kaya ghost project po talaga ito.
25:41One project for the price of two,
25:44hindi po ba sadyang panggagagaw na ito?
25:46Papayag po ba ang mahigit na 112 million Pilipinos
25:51na patuloy na magpaloko sa kontraktor at limang tulisan na ito?
25:57Obvious rin ang kabalbalan sa mga reports para sa proyektong construction of pumping station
26:03ng floodgate sa barangay Atlag, Malolos, Bulacan,
26:07na may halagang P92.5 million pesos sa ilalim ulit ng 2024 GAA.
26:14Ang kontraktor nito ang IM Construction Corporation.
26:20Base sa mga sales invoice,
26:22apat na beses nakasingil ang kontraktor para sa kabuhuan ng proyekto
26:27mula October 2024 hanggang Mayo nitong taon,
26:32kasama ng 15% advance payment.
26:35Nakikita po nyo sa screen ang mga petsa ng request for progress billing
26:39noong December 20, 2024,
26:43February 24, 2025,
26:45at April 29, 2025.
26:49At mapapansing pareho ito sa style ng SIMS, Mr. President.
26:53So, balit, ito natin ang ating atensyon sa mga naka-attached na larawan
26:58sa first progress report noong December 20, 2024,
27:03at third progress report noong April 29, 2025.
27:08Ang sunod na mga litratong ito ay may petsa
27:12ang December 2024 at April 2025 pa rin.
27:17Parehong larawan,
27:18ang mga bulok at kinakalawang na sheet piles,
27:21parehong pwesto ng mga makinarya,
27:25at parehong pwesto ng mga manggagawa.
27:28Ang kaibahan lamang,
27:30ang lighting at contrast ng mga larawan.
27:34To ask how this Dr. Potos slip past the eyes of officials
27:38is not even a question, Mr. President.
27:41Talagang may sabwatan.
27:44Siyempre, Mr. President,
27:45hindi naman magpapahuli
27:47ang isa sa mga crowds' favorites
27:50simula nung lumabas ang dayaan sa mga flood control projects.
27:54Wala pong iba,
27:56kundi ang sikat na sikat na wow-wow builders.
28:00Tulad ng Sims at IM,
28:03malupit din talaga ang pattern ng kontratisang ito sa kababalaghan.
28:08Busisiin natin ang dalawang proyektong ito
28:10na alam na nating may distinct na halaga.
28:14Construction ng flood mitigation structure
28:16along barangay Frances,
28:17Kalumpit, Bulacan,
28:19na may halagang
28:20P77.199 million pesos
28:23at construction ng flood mitigation structure
28:26along barangay Bulusan,
28:28Kalumpit, Bulacan,
28:30na may halagang P77.199 million pesos.
28:34Ang dalawang kontrata na ito
28:37ay na-award sa wow-wow builders
28:39noong February 1, 2023.
28:42Pero take note, Mr. President,
28:44mayroon kaming kopya ng dalawang sulat
28:46na may petsang January 30, 2023
28:49or two days.
28:51Two days before
28:52na pirmado ni wow-wow builders manager
28:55Mark Allen Arevalo
28:57na nagsasaad na sila
28:59ang winning bidder
29:00para sa dalawang projects.
29:02Advance mag-isip
29:03si wow-wow, Mr. President.
29:06Ang notice to proceed
29:07para sa dalawang contracts
29:08pareho rin ng petsa
29:10February 13, 2023.
29:13Subalit,
29:14mahigit sa isang linggo pa lamang
29:16ang nakalilipas
29:17mula sa petsa
29:19o notice to proceed
29:20na niningil na
29:21para sa 50% project accomplishment rate
29:23ang wow-wow builders.
29:25Ang nakasaad
29:26sa 50% accomplishment rate na ito
29:28ay resulta ng sinasagawang trabaho
29:31na di umano
29:32mula February 13 to 20.
29:35Seven days, Mr. President.
29:38Ayon sa mga sales invoices
29:39na hawak namin
29:40na release naman
29:41ang hinihinging kabayaran
29:42noong February 23, 2023.
29:46Ang kalahati ng kabayaran
29:47at retention fees again
29:49for both projects
29:51ay naatado
29:52naman
29:53sa release
29:54mula April hanggang July 2023.
29:58Sabay rin ang petsa
29:59ang mga petsa ng bayaran
30:00kung saan hindi
30:02rin nagkakalayo
30:03ang mga halaga.
30:05Ang 50% ng proyekto
30:07isinagawa ng pitong araw.
30:09Ang sunod na kalahati
30:10ginawa na mahigit
30:12apat na buwan.
30:13Not for one project
30:15but for two, Mr. President.
30:17Napakahusay.
30:19Napakaganid.
30:21Kawawaw na kawawaw
30:22talaga tayo
30:23sa wawaw, builders.
30:26Mr. President,
30:29Bulacan has proven
30:29to be the national sewer
30:31of corrupted flood control projects.
30:34Hindi na nakapagtataka
30:35na marami ang
30:36nagkalkal
30:38ng record
30:39ng mga kontraktor
30:40sa buong probinsya.
30:42Isa na
30:42dito
30:43ang global
30:44crate builders
30:45na kumubra
30:46ng 2.195 billion
30:48flood control projects
30:50mula 2018
30:52hanggang 2024
30:53sa Bulacan pa lamang.
30:56Ang global crate
30:56ay pagmamayari
30:58ng mga maglangke
30:59ng kandaba.
31:01Si Mayor
31:02Rene Maglangke
31:03ang presidente
31:03noong 2024
31:05na kung saan
31:06may mga kontrata
31:07na siya mismo
31:08ang pumipirma
31:09na dapat sana
31:10ay nag-divest siya.
31:12This should not come
31:13as a surprise,
31:14Mr. President.
31:15In the words
31:16of Mayor Maglangke
31:17and I quote,
31:18Isa akong
31:19malaking kontratista.
31:21Kilala
31:21sa buong Pilipinas
31:22na nangontrata
31:24at bilyon-bilyon
31:25ang proyekto ko
31:26sa buong Pilipinas.
31:28Growing
31:29family business
31:30indeed.
31:31Pero hindi pa dito
31:32natatapos
31:33ang kwentong
31:34pamilya,
31:35Mr. President.
31:36The web
31:36of family names
31:37reveals
31:38a web
31:39of stories.
31:41Ang mga maglangke
31:42rin na mayari
31:43ng MBB
31:44Global Properties
31:45Corporation
31:45na siya namang
31:47nagmamayari
31:48ng Windham
31:48Garden Hotel
31:49sa Clark,
31:50Pampanga.
31:50Na itinayo
31:52sa halagang
31:52halos
31:53isang bilyong piso.
31:55Gayunman,
31:56kung babalikan,
31:57hindi lamang
31:58maglangke
31:59ang kilalang
32:00family name
32:01na nagmamayari
32:02ng MBB
32:03Global Properties.
32:05Nitong August 15,
32:072025 lang daw
32:08nagpalit
32:09ng stockholders
32:09ang MBB.
32:11Nevertheless,
32:12the 2024
32:13General Information
32:14Sheet
32:15or GIS
32:15of the
32:16MBB
32:17Global Properties
32:18Corporation
32:18would show
32:19the following.
32:20Macy Monique
32:22Maglangke,
32:22President.
32:24Sunshine M.
32:25Bernardo,
32:26Corporate Secretary.
32:27Fatima Gay B.
32:29Asin Bonoan,
32:30de La Cruz,
32:31Treasurer.
32:32Ulitin ko,
32:33Maglangke,
32:35Bernardo Bonoan,
32:38MBB.
32:41Coincidentally,
32:42these are known
32:42surnames of today's
32:43plot control saga.
32:44Kandaba Mayor
32:45Rene Maglangke,
32:47ang Patriarch
32:48ng Maglangkes
32:49of Global
32:50Concrete Builders,
32:51contractor
32:52ng multi-billion
32:53peso work
32:54of plot control
32:55projects.
32:56DPWH
32:57Undersecretary
32:58Roberto Bernardo
32:59na kamakailan
33:00lamang
33:01ay nag-early
33:02retirement
33:02matapos masangkot
33:04sa maanumalyang
33:05plot control
33:06at syempre pa
33:07dating
33:08DPWH
33:09Secretary
33:10Manuel
33:11Bonoan.
33:12Maglangke,
33:14Bernardo
33:15Bonoan.
33:17M-B-B,
33:18Mr. President.
33:20Kayo na po
33:20mag-connect
33:21ng dots.
33:22By the way,
33:23si Macy Maglangke,
33:25Sansen
33:25Bernardo,
33:26at pati
33:27Magay Bonoan
33:28de La Cruz
33:29ay mga anak
33:30na mga nabanggit
33:31na opisyal
33:32ng gobyerno.
33:34Kaya naman pala
33:34ang palaging
33:35depensa
33:36ni dating
33:37DPWH
33:37Secretary Bonoan
33:38isolated case
33:40lang daw
33:41ang nakita
33:42ni Pangulong
33:43Bong
33:43Mung Marcos
33:43sa Ghost
33:44Project
33:45sa Bulacan.
33:46Ayaw na
33:47siguro
33:47ni Bonoan
33:48na maungkat pa
33:49sa embisigasyon
33:50ang global
33:50crit.
33:52San bahantong
33:53lahat na ito,
33:54Mr. President?
33:55Our people
33:55are growing
33:56impatient
33:56and angry
33:58but we are
33:59not in the
34:00business of
34:00quick fixes
34:01and band-aid
34:02solutions.
34:04The newly
34:04installed
34:05Secretary of
34:05Public Works
34:06and Highways
34:06Vince
34:07Dyson
34:07has hit
34:08the ground
34:09running
34:09to weed
34:10out the
34:10corruption
34:10in the
34:11agency.
34:12Investigators
34:13are running
34:13their course
34:14in both
34:16chambers
34:17of Congress.
34:18The President
34:19shows no sign
34:20of wavering
34:21in this fight.
34:22We are
34:23on the right
34:24trajectory
34:25in getting
34:26to the bottom
34:26of the
34:27systemic
34:27rut
34:28and punishing
34:29to the fullest
34:30extent of the law
34:31those who
34:32have corrupted
34:34us.
34:34sa dahilan
34:35prosecution
34:36ay mandato
34:37ng
34:37Ehekutibo
34:38titiyakin
34:39natin
34:39may ambag
34:40ang
34:41oversight
34:42functions
34:42ng
34:43Senado
34:43sa
34:44pagpapanagot
34:45ng
34:46mga
34:46sangkot.
34:47Lahat
34:48ng
34:48may
34:48kinalaman
34:49sa
34:49pagnanakaw
34:50mapakontraktor
34:51o empleyado ng DPWH o mambabatas man ay dapat isama sa kasong kriminal na isasampa.
34:59We respectfully urge the DPWH to refer this matter for the filing of criminal cases including
35:06multiple violations of Article 217 in relation to Articles 48 and 171 Paragraph 4 of the
35:14Revised Penal Code or Malversation through Palsification of Public Documents.
35:19For one, the falsification of documentation, particularly the use of manipulated photos in
35:26contractors' progress billing reports, later certified by DPWH officials, is a blatant violation of this provision.
35:35Mr. President, even if we do away with said complex crime and filed cases for malversation alone,
35:42kung ang tampok na halaga ay higit 8.8 million pesos, reclusion perpetua o pagkakakulong ng 20 years and one day to 40 years ang parusa.
35:54Next is the prosecution by violation of the Anti-Graph and Corrupt Practices Act, Republic Act 3019, Section 3E,
36:04causing undue injury to the government or giving a private party unwarranted benefits, advantage or preference
36:13through manifest partiality, evident bad faith or gross inexcusable negligence.
36:19And Section 3G, entering on behalf of the government into contracts manifestly and grossly disadvantageous to it.
36:28And Section 8, in relation to Republic Act 1379, Unexplained Wealth.
36:34We also strongly endorse the filing of charges for violation of Republic Act 7080 or the Anti-Plander Law, Mr. President.
36:44Sapat naman pong basihan ang nakakapangilabot na laki ng halaga ng mga anomalya sa plot control.
36:51Bilyonis po ang pinag-uusapan nating naawi sa ghost projects.
36:55Ang marangyang pamumuhay ng mga sangkot na opisyal ng DPWH
36:59at ang daang milyong kaya nilang ipatalo sa mga kasino ay kabilang sa magpapatunay sa paglabag sa batas na ito.
37:09These facts show that the accumulated ill-gotten wealth has undeniably breached the minimum threshold for plunder,
37:17which is P50 million.
37:19Dahil ang bawat isang manumalyang kontrata ay isang hayagang paglabag sa batas,
37:25malinaw po na natutugan na nito ang requirement ng Anti-Plander Law
37:29na nagsasaad na ang ill-gotten wealth ay dapat nagmula sa paulit-ulit o serye
37:36ng mga gawain upang makaipon ng yaman sa pamamagitan ng pandaraya.
37:42Mr. President, we likewise detail the infractions of the BGC boys
37:46in connection with their gambling spree.
37:49Sa paggamit ng fictitious names o aliases upang itago ang kanilang identity sa mga kasinos,
37:56easily, Mr. President, this is a clear violation of Article 178 of the Revised Penal Code
38:02or the use of fictitious name and concealing true name.
38:07To further sustain the use of their pseudo-identities,
38:09the BGC boys use fake driver's licenses to gain entry into kasinos,
38:15thereby violating Section 31, Article 2 of Republic Act 4136,
38:22which expressly outlaws the making, use, or possession of licenses
38:27in imitation or similitude of those legally issued by the LTO.
38:33Sa actual na gara palang paglalaro sa kasino,
38:38ito po ay violation ng Presidential Decree No. 1869,
38:43Republic Act 6713,
38:46and various memorandum circulars prohibiting and penalizing government officials
38:50for entering and much more for playing in kasinos.
38:55Mr. President, the Anti-Money Laundering Act as amended is likewise violated
38:59as the proceeds of drafts and plunder are transacted and converted
39:04by purchasing casino chips and subsequently cashing them out
39:08after minimal gaming, thereby disguising the true source of the funds.
39:15Considering the glaring violation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act
39:19by these big-time gamblers,
39:21we urge the Anti-Money Laundering Council to immediately initiate an action
39:26for the freezing of the bank accounts of these individuals
39:30in the subsequent prosecution for violating the law itself.
39:35Finally, Mr. President,
39:36umaapaw din ang kinaharap na kasong administratibo
39:40ng mga DPW officials na ito.
39:43Among these are grave misconduct,
39:45serious dishonesty,
39:47gross neglect of duty,
39:49and or conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service,
39:52violations of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards
39:55for Public Officials and Employees,
39:58and the Code of Conduct pertaining
40:00to the practice of their profession
40:03as regulated by the Professional Regulation Commission.
40:07Our goal is not only punitive, but also preventive.
40:11So we do it through reforms in our legislation, Mr. President.
40:14Amendment of Republic Act 4566
40:18as amended by PD No. 1746
40:21or the Contractors License Law
40:24to institutionalize the perpetual absolute ban
40:28of blacklisted contractors
40:30found to have ghost and substandard projects
40:33and higher penalties for conflicts of interest
40:36brought by interlocking positions
40:38in related industries or entities.
40:41Amendment to increase penalties for conflicts of interest,
40:45especially those public officials and employees
40:47who may also act as contractors
40:49under Republic Act 6713
40:52or Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards
40:55for Public Officials and Employees.
40:58Transparency initiatives in the budget process
41:00and accountability measures
41:02in the planning and budgeting of intra-structured projects.
41:06Kung walang detailed architectural and engineering design
41:10or DAED, wala dapat pondo.
41:13DPWA should also publish DAED,
41:17Program of Works and Detailed Unit Price Analysis or DUPA.
41:22Mr. President, more than ever,
41:24we need people speaking up,
41:26not talking down on the efforts we have built.
41:29Words such as,
41:30wala rin mangyayari diyan,
41:32wala namang makukulong,
41:34at umpisa lang yan, malilimot din yan.
41:36Do not help our cause, Mr. President,
41:39but only embolden those who have robbed us
41:41of our hard-earned taxpayers' money.
41:45In my first privilege speech,
41:47I spoke about the flooded gates of corruption.
41:50Today, we turned our sight into a darker place,
41:54the flooded gates of hell.
41:56There, we can find those who robbed the Filipino people,
42:00drowning not in floodwaters,
42:02but in sins and moral decay
42:04of the corrupt and greedy officials and contractors.
42:08Sana, sa madaling panahon,
42:10malunod ang may mga kasalanan
42:13sa dami ng kasong kanilang haharapin.
42:16Mr. President,
42:18these people have reduced the lives
42:19of our blood-streak and countrymen
42:21into living hell.
42:23It is time to give them what they rightly deserve.
42:28Thank you, Mr. President.
42:32Thank you, Mr. President.
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