29 individuals face graft charges at Ombudsman over flood control mess
DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon files charges against 25 individuals and 4 contractors for violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, Government Procurement Reform Act and Malversation through falsification of public documents in connection to the anomalous flood control projects before the Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City on Sept. 11, 2025.
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00:00Upon the directives of the President himself, we are here at the Umbudsman to file the first among many cases against those who need to be held accountable for this unprecedented stealing of the people's money.
00:23This is the first case that we have seen in the government based on the people who have been held accountable for this matter.
00:37The President of the President said that the President of the Umbudsman, the President of the Umbudsman,
00:51all the things that need to be answered,
00:53they should be answered.
00:55And he said,
00:57enough talk, enough process,
00:59we're going to do it.
01:01This is the first action.
01:03This is the first complaint
01:05of the final
01:07of the Ombudsman
01:09and many other things
01:11in the next few weeks.
01:1520
01:17DPWH personnel
01:1922
01:21and officials
01:23ang finale natin.
01:25I will read all their news.
01:27Henry Alcantara,
01:29Bryce Erickson Hernandez,
01:31JP Mendoza,
01:33John Michael Camos,
01:35Ernesto Galan,
01:37Lorenzo Pantaluna,
01:39Norberto Santos,
01:41Jaime Hernandez,
01:43Flora Lynn Simbula,
01:45Juanito Mendoza,
01:47Roberto Roque,
01:49Benedict Matawaran,
01:53Christina May Pineda,
01:55Paul Jason Dulla,
01:57Merge Jaron Gaus,
02:01Lemuel Ephraim Roque,
02:03RJ Domacic,
02:05Giancarlo Rivera,
02:07Giancarlo Rivera,
02:09John Bennett Francisco,
02:11Jojo Marie Tayal.
02:13So, lahat ito,
02:15mostly sa district ng Burakan,
02:17pero meron din mga involved
02:21hanggang cashier
02:23kasi yung mga nagpagabas ng mga cheque
02:25ng mga pambayan
02:27dito sa mga contractor
02:29lalo na yung mga gross projects
02:31ay kasama dito.
02:33Meron din po tayong limang
02:35apat na contractor
02:37at limang tao.
02:41St. Timothy Construction Corporation,
02:45Ms. Maria Roma Angeline Rimando,
02:47at ang admitted
02:49by herself mismo
02:51as beneficial owner,
02:53Cesara Rowena Diskaya.
02:55Wawa Builders,
02:59Mark Alan Arevalo,
03:01Sims Construction Trading,
03:04Sally Santos,
03:05IM Construction Corporation,
03:08Robert Imperio.
03:10So, total of 25 persons
03:14and 4 construction companies.
03:17Ang kasama ng kaso nito.
03:20Ito ang mga kaso final natin.
03:23Anti-Graph and Corrupt Practices Act.
03:27Malversation through falsification
03:30of public documents.
03:32And devaluation
03:34of the Government Procurement Act.
03:38Ang malversation po
03:40through falsification
03:41at ang Anti-Graph
03:44Corrupt Practices Act
03:45because they have reached
03:46the threshold
03:48of more than 8.8 million.
03:51Non-vailable po ito.
03:55Non-vailable.
03:56Non-vailable.
03:58At ang parusa po nitong lahat
04:00ng counts na ito
04:02ay life-impressable.
04:07So,
04:09uulitin ko ang sinabi ng ating Pangulo.
04:12Paulit-ulit.
04:13Simula nung kanyang SONA
04:15hanggang sa kanyang napakaraming mga inspection
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