Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan first district engineer Jaypee Mendoza was cited in contempt by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee probing the anomalous flood control projects in the country.
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00:00General J.P. Mendoza,
00:02pasensya na,
00:03dito kasi si
00:04AD Ebrise
00:07at si General Cantrell na natanong
00:09base sa apidabit na sinabmit ni
00:11Ma'am Sally Santos
00:13at base rin sa nakarang hearing,
00:15kayo po ang tinuturo ni Bryce Hernandez
00:17bilang nasa likuran po ng modus
00:20lalo na sa mga ghost projects
00:22na nangyari po sa
00:23inyong district office sa Bulacan.
00:26So,
00:27at ang sabi po ni Ma'am Sally Santos,
00:29sinuturo kayo ni Bryce, sinabihan niya na
00:31hindi siya nakakakuha
00:32ng DPWH kontra kung hindi
00:35kayo papipirmahin ng lisensya.
00:37Totoo ba ito?
00:39General J.P., kayo po.
00:43Ako po, sir.
00:46Basisabit-abit kasi ni Ma'am Sally.
00:48Hindi siya makakakuha ng ano po, sir?
00:50Hindi siya makakuha ng iba pang kontrata
00:52kung hindi
00:53niyo pa hihiramin,
00:55hindi niya kayo pa hihiramin ng lisensya.
00:58Hindi po totoo yun, sir.
01:00Engineer Bryce,
01:01yan po ang sinasabi ni
01:02na hindi daw totoo.
01:04Na di ba nangihiram,
01:05sabi kasi ni Ma'am Sally,
01:07hinihiram niyo ang lisensya niya
01:09para doon sa in-house
01:10projects,
01:12yung kayo pong gumagawa,
01:13pero papeles lang yun eh.
01:14Yung utos po ni boss sa amin
01:17is kausapin po si Sally
01:19para kumanap po ng lisensya
01:21na gagamitin.
01:22Yun po, your honor.
01:24So talagang hinihiram niyo
01:26ang lisensya ng mga kontraktor?
01:29Technically, opo.
01:31Utos po ni boss sa amin yun.
01:32Alam din ni J.P. Mendoza ito.
01:35J.P.?
01:36Sir, taga lang po.
01:37Namali po ako ng pagkakaintindi.
01:38Parang pagkakaintindi ko po kanina,
01:40hindi na siya kami pahihiramin
01:44ng lisensya kung
01:45hindi niya paggagamit.
01:47Hindi siya bibigyan ng kontrata
01:49kung hindi kayo pahihiramin
01:51ng lisensya.
01:51Parang yun po yung pagkakaintindi ko kanina
01:53kaya sinagot ko po ng hindi po.
01:56So, do you confirm na
01:58hindi na siya makakuha ng kontrata
01:59kung hindi niya pahihiramin
02:03kayo ng lisensya?
02:04Hindi po.
02:06Sabi na ni Bryce eh.
02:07Na pag humihiram kayo
02:10ng lisensya sa kanya eh.
02:12Yes, Your Honor po.
02:14Tama po.
02:15Pinutosan po kami
02:16para humiram kay Sally.
02:17Pero wala pong kondisyon na
02:19kung hindi niya po kami pahihiramin
02:20eh hindi na po siya
02:21makakakuha ng kontrata.
02:24Ma'am Sally,
02:25pakimaray niyo po
02:26ang ibahagi sa amin
02:27ang nasa apidibit niyo
02:29hitukol po sa kanila po
02:31tatlo.
02:32Ka-Engineer Cantra
02:33at lalo na yung kausap niyo
02:34si Engineer Bryce
02:35at si Engineer J.P. Mendoza.
02:37Ah, Your Honor
02:40siyempre po pag
02:41siyempre pag hindi po ako
02:43nagpahiram ng lisensya
02:44sa kanya
02:45sa kanila
02:46maaari hindi po ako
02:48makakuha ng kontrata doon.
02:51Kaya
02:51siyempre po
02:54natatakot po ako
02:56pagka
02:56hindi ko po
02:57pinagamit yung lisensya ko po.
03:01Engineer Bryce
03:02o Engineer
03:02anyway
03:03mukha naman kayong
03:04Batman and Robin eh.
03:06Inang beses din
03:07yung tinawagan
03:08si Sally
03:09Santos
03:10ngayong September?
03:12Tinawagan niyo ba
03:13Engineer Bryce?
03:13Yes or no lang?
03:22Parang
03:22hindi ko po matanda
03:23na tinawagan ko.
03:24Kung ngayon pong
03:24September
03:25your Honor
03:25parang hindi ko po
03:27siya tinawagan.
03:27Ang ba si Engineer
03:29Mendoza
03:30JP?
03:32September
03:33base sa
03:33call
03:34lag ko po
03:34wala po kami
03:35conversation.
03:36Kasi base doon
03:37sa sinampang
03:38salaysay ni
03:39Ma'am Sally
03:41Santos
03:41kayo daw ay
03:42tumawag sa kanya.
03:43Tama ho ba?
03:45Neto po
03:46your Honor
03:47tumawag po
03:48si Engineer Bryce
03:49sa akin.
03:50Kaya yung
03:50September po?
03:52Opo.
03:53Ano pong sinabi
03:54pakisalaysay na rin po
03:55sa committee?
03:57Una po
04:00tumawag po
04:01personally
04:02pong sinabi sa akin
04:03na
04:04Sally
04:07huwag kang mag-alala
04:09lahat ng mga
04:10project na
04:11kinuha namin
04:12sa'yo
04:12gagawin namin
04:13yun.
04:16Ako bahala
04:17sa'yo
04:17bibigyan
04:19kita ng
04:20abogado
04:24ng pera
04:25tutulungan
04:26kita
04:26kung pwede
04:29sana
04:29meron lang sana
04:31akong pakikiusap
04:32sa'yo
04:33huwag kang muna
04:35sanang
04:36magsalita
04:36tapos
04:38ituro
04:38ituro mo
04:39sa amin
04:40diba
04:41yung pera
04:42kinukuha
04:43kinukuha
04:44namin
04:44sa'yo
04:45pwede ba
04:49makiusap
04:49ituro mo si
04:51D.E.
04:52Henry
04:52na siyang
04:54dun ko
04:55binibigay sa kanya
04:56yung pera
04:56after po nun
04:59binibigay doon po
05:00ni D.E.
05:00Henry yung pera
05:01kay Josec
05:01Bernardo
05:02and then
05:03kay
05:04Saldico
05:05papunta doon po
05:06kay Saldico
05:07yun po yung
05:08personal na
05:08sinabi sa akin
05:09nung nakaraan
05:10Ang kausap nyo
05:13ay si
05:13Engineer Bryce
05:14Engineer Bryce
05:15po yung honor
05:15Engineer Bryce
05:17kino-confirmabay
05:20sinasabi sa
05:21salaysay
05:21sino pang salaysay
05:22ni Sally Santos
05:23hindi po totoo
05:24yung honor
05:24With the indulgence
05:30of
05:30Senator JB
05:31Mrs. Santos
05:34sino
05:34tumawag sa inyo
05:35nitong September
05:36sino po
05:37Si Engineer Bryce
05:39po
05:40Si Engineer Bryce
05:41yan po yung
05:42kinikwento nyo
05:42na siya
05:43nagsabi sa inyo
05:44huwag mag-alala
05:45bibigyan ka pa
05:45ng abogado
05:46Yes
05:47Your Honor
05:47huwag daw po
05:48magsalita
05:48huwag ka magsalita
05:49sa committee na ito
05:50Yes po
05:51Tsaka
05:51Your Honor
05:52kung di po niya
05:54ako tinawagan
05:54bakit
05:55di po ba
05:56nabanggit niya po
05:56kanina yung
05:5740-2020
05:58nabanggit din niya
06:00po yun sa akin
06:01May
06:03nandyan pa ba
06:05sa cellphone mo
06:06call log
06:06na magre-register
06:08ang number
06:08ni Engineer Bryce
06:10na-save nyo ba yan
06:12Hanapin ko po
06:14Your Honor
06:14Sige
06:15pakihahanap lamang po
06:16at itong tao na ito
06:17madideen na madideen na
06:18ho ito
06:19Thank you
06:20Asuna to Jerry
06:20Ma'am Sally
06:21dito sa inyong
06:22sinupang salaysay
06:23nitong mga huling linggo
06:24ilang beses
06:25akong tinawagan
06:26ni Engineer Bryce
06:28at Engineer JP
06:29upang sabihin
06:30tulungan
06:31niya raw ako
06:32Tama ba yun
06:34ba't dalawa sila
06:35sa isang conversation
06:37po kasi
06:38may magkasama po sila
06:41ngayon po
06:41siyempre
06:41tinatanong ko po
06:42yung mga
06:43Paray silang
06:43nakausap niyo
06:44Apo
06:44tinatanong ko po
06:45kasi yung mga project
06:47kung ginagawa po nila
06:48yung mga kinuha po nila
06:49sa akin
06:50So ako po
06:52nagpapalop lang po
06:53bigla po
06:53subabat si
06:54Engineer
06:54JP
06:55sabi po niya
06:56ginagawa naman daw po
06:58Engineer JP
06:59Paano masasabi mo doon?
07:02Sir
07:02di po kami
07:03nagkausap
07:04So yun nagsasabi
07:06doon sa inyo
07:06Sabi ni
07:08Ma'am Sally
07:09magkasama kayo
07:10at
07:10inagawa mo
07:12at yun tungkol sa
07:13proyekto
07:14yung tinatanong
07:15Tinawag po siya
07:16ni
07:16Your Honor
07:18Pasensya na po
07:19Tinawag po kasi siya
07:20ni Engineer Bryce
07:21kasi may
07:21kinukonfirm po kasi
07:23si Engineer Bryce
07:24sa kanya
07:24kaya po
07:25nakasagot po siya
07:27Ma'am Sally
07:29Totoo ba
07:29yung
07:30na sinabihan
07:32Totoo ba
07:32na sinabihan ninyo
07:33si Ma'am Sally
07:34na balikan
07:35at tapusin
07:36ang mga
07:36projects
07:38kasi yun
07:39tinatanong niya
07:40meron ba
07:42kayo nabanggit
07:43na tapusin ninyo
07:44ito
07:45o gawin
07:45Wala po kaming
07:47binabanggit
07:47na gano'n
07:48Your Honor
07:48Ma'am Sally
07:49nandun po
07:51sa inyong
07:51salaysay
07:52Hindi po yan
07:53totoo
07:53Your Honor
07:54sinuhalin po
07:55sila
07:55So pinapatapos nila
07:58yung mga ghost projects
07:59gawin para may
08:01maipakita
08:01gano'n ba
08:02Yes Your Honor
08:03kasi po
08:04siyempre po
08:05nakapangalan po
08:05sa akin
08:06iniwan po nila
08:07yung mga projects
08:08Ano pong mga projects
08:10yun
08:10naalala nyo po
08:11kahit yung ilan lang
08:13Katulad po
08:14ng PL
08:14binisita po
08:16ng Mahalating Pangulo
08:18Sa inyo po yan
08:19Sa akin po yan
08:20So sila rin po
08:21ang gumawa nun
08:22Sila po
08:23Your Honor
08:23So pinababalikan nila
08:28para
08:28kung
08:29i-inspeksyonin
08:30ay may maipakita
08:31Yes po
08:32Your Honor
08:32Katunayan nga po
08:34Tinawagan ko po siya
08:37noon
08:37sabi ko
08:38dahil nakita ko po
08:39sa TV
08:39na nagpunta po
08:40ang ating
08:40Mahal na Pangulo
08:41So tinanong ko po
08:43si Engineer Bryce
08:44Kala ko baka
08:45ako ginagawa nyo
08:46yung proyekto
08:47inaabutan
08:47yun nga nakita ko
08:49ako po yung tinuturo
08:51Siyempre po
08:51ako po yung miiyak
08:52sa kanya
08:53Bakit po hindi nila
08:54tinapos yung proyekto
08:55Ang sabi niya po
08:56may gawa na
08:57do po sila doon
08:58Actually po
08:59pinakita po sa akin
09:00yung picture
09:00Ito eka
09:02nagawa na namin
09:03iba lang yung
09:03coordinates na
09:04ibinigay
09:05sa
09:06kay President
09:07do po
09:08Tapos after po nun
09:10pinagawa po niya
09:11yung
09:12proyekto
09:13gumagawa pa rin po
09:14doon yung taong
09:15inutusan niya
09:16Kaya lang po
09:17pinatigil na po
09:19yung
09:19LGU
09:20Hindi na po
09:21pinagawa yung
09:22taong inutusan
09:23po nila doon
09:24Engineer Bryce
09:27Engineer JP
09:27Ano?
09:29Ano masasabi nyo
09:30sa sinasabi
09:31ni Ma'am Sally
09:31na pinagawa nyo
09:32raw po
09:33para may
09:33may pakita
09:34yung pong
09:35sapien
09:35yung mga
09:35tinuro po niya
09:36Wala po kaming
09:41iniutos kay Sally
09:42na tapusin po
09:43yung project
09:43sa PIL
09:44Baliwag Your Honor
09:45Napangako kasi
09:50tatapusin ninyo
09:51parang yun
09:52ang nasabi
09:53Sila po
09:54gagawa
09:56Sige
09:58tuloy na natin
10:00Mr. Chair
10:01Kanina
10:02nung wala ka pa
10:03Engineer
10:03JP
10:04Inamin naman ni
10:08Engineer Bryce
10:09na meron
10:10naging ghost
10:11projects
10:11hindi mo ba
10:13ikaw ba
10:14hinaamin mo
10:14na nagkaroon
10:16ng ghost
10:17projects
10:17under your
10:18district
10:18engineering
10:19office
10:19kasi kayo
10:20tinuturo
10:20JP
10:23Engineer JP
10:25Nung
10:27nabalita na po
10:28sa TV
10:29nung
10:30doon mo lang
10:31nalaman
10:32pero ang sabi
10:33ni Sally
10:34kayong dalawa
10:35di ba
10:35nung isang
10:36nakalangiring
10:36bago pa
10:38mag-assume
10:38si Chairman
10:39Lakson
10:40kayong dalawa
10:41tinuturo ni
10:42ma'am Sally
10:43nakausap niya po
10:44doon sa mga
10:44projects
10:45na supposedly
10:46ang alam niya
10:47ginawa
10:47pero hindi niyo
10:48ginawa
10:48Katulad nga po
10:51nung sinabi niya
10:52tinawagan daw po
10:53niya ako
10:53nung last
10:53itong September
10:54e hindi naman
10:55kahit buksan po
10:56yung cellphone niya
10:57hindi po kami
10:58nagkakausap
10:59Hindi po
11:00kinuha
11:01ma'am Sally
11:02di ba
11:02kausap si Bryce
11:03tapos
11:04binasa na sa kanya
11:05tama?
11:06Opo
11:06Yes Your Honor
11:08Mr. Chair
11:11with the indulgence
11:13of Senator
11:14JV
11:16e kanina po
11:17tayo pinapaikot-ikot
11:18naman itong
11:19si JP Mendoza
11:20e magkakasabwat
11:21naman
11:22tinuturo ka
11:23ni ma'am Sally
11:24nakasabwat ka
11:25dyan
11:25tinuro ka na
11:27nung engineer
11:28RJ Dumasig
11:29nakasama ka
11:31pati si
11:31Henry Alcantara
11:32tinuturo ka
11:33kasama ka dyan
11:34at ngayon
11:35sasabihin mo sa'yo
11:36wala kang alam
11:37nalaman mo lang
11:38sa TV
11:38nagsisinungaling ka
11:40na naman
11:40di ba?
11:41nananumpa ka
11:42kanina
11:43kailan ba yun
11:45you will tell the truth
11:45the whole truth
11:46nothing but the truth
11:47ngayon
11:48nagsisinungaling ka
11:49Mr. Chair
11:50may I suggest
11:51that this committee
11:53will ask
11:55this person
11:56to show cause
11:57why he should not
11:59be cited
11:59for contempt
12:01because of lying
12:02before this committee
12:04Mr. Chair
12:04Okay
12:09we're waiting
12:09for your explanation
12:10Sir
12:25gaya nga po
12:26nung sinabi ni
12:28Engineer Bryce
12:29kanina
12:29ito po kasi
12:31yung tinatawag na
12:32in-house
12:33in-house
12:35in-house
12:36contracting
12:37kung baga
12:38ang magkakasosyo po dito
12:40ang pinamumunoan po
12:43ni Boss
12:43na yung
12:4440%
12:45sa share
12:4620% po si Boss Bryce
12:4820% po sakin
12:50at
12:5120% po si
12:53Engineer Paul Duya po
12:57So ibig sabihin
13:00pag in-house
13:01papel lang yun
13:02hindi nagkaroon ng proyekto
13:05kayo-kayo lang gumawa
13:06ginamit nyo yung
13:07lisensya ng kontraktor
13:08Hindi naman po
13:11sinasabing
13:12Ghost
13:13Hindi siguro lahat
13:13hindi naman lahat
13:14pero mayroong
13:15pang-sports
13:16sinabi ko
13:17at mayroong pang-pamilya
13:18yung pang-pamilya
13:19yung para may
13:20ipakita
13:20yung pang-sports
13:21yun yung talagang lahat
13:22kinukubra
13:23tama ba?
13:25Hindi naman po
13:26Sir
13:27kung baga
13:27yun naman po
13:28tuloy-tuloy naman po
13:29yung ginagawa
13:30minsan
13:30diba sa laki nga po
13:31nung obligasyon
13:32kaya minsan
13:33ito lang yung
13:34inaabot na
13:35na trabaho
13:37kasi kung makikita nga po
13:38natin sa breakdown
13:3925 to 30
13:43ang sa proponent
13:44babawasan ng tax
13:47ng 7%
13:48mag-ESOP
13:49sa opisina
13:50ng 8.5%
13:52mag-BBDing
13:54ng 6%
13:55may bayad po
13:56sa testing
13:56ng 1%
13:57magro-royalty
13:59ka pa po
13:59ng 3%
14:01may overhead ka pa po
14:03kung tutuusin nyo po
14:05parang nasa
14:06kailan yung total
14:07wala nang natira
14:08parang nasa
14:0922 point something
14:12na lang po yung
14:13matitira sa
14:15kaya kayo nag-ghost
14:17kasi hindi na kayang
14:19ma-recover
14:20nama ba?
14:21May sasabihin yata
14:22si Engineer
14:22Your Honor
14:23if we're going to compare po
14:25let us just try to compare
14:28bakit po yung mga ibang
14:29contractor
14:30na hindi under ng
14:31SIMS
14:32hindi under ng
14:33WOWOW
14:33natatapos po
14:34ang project
14:34and yung mga project
14:36lang po yun
14:37ang nakasay na
14:38project in JIR
14:38hindi po nila
14:39mga bata yun
14:40so just
14:42let's be factual
14:43I'm really asking
14:44the Honorable Chairman
14:46ang dami pong
14:47contractor doon
14:48na gumagawa
14:48bakit po natatapos
14:49po nila
14:50ibig po sabihin
14:52kung sinasabi po
14:53na yung mga dahilan
14:54ay ganun
14:54ang dami pong
14:55contractor
14:56na nakatapos po
14:57ng project
14:58ang maayos po
14:59tanging yung
15:01lisesya lang po
15:02ni
15:02ni SIMS
15:04ni
15:06WOWOW
15:07meron naman po
15:08project po
15:08si WOWOW
15:09na sarili niya po
15:10natapos naman po
15:11niya
15:11yun lang po
15:13yung point ko rito
15:14at kung sinasabi niya po
15:15nakasama nila ako dyan
15:16pero Honor
15:18kataasabi lang po
15:19ng project engineer
15:20na ibinibili
15:21na huwag
15:21sasabihin kahit kanino
15:23at lalong lalo po
15:24sa akin
15:24paano po
15:26lagi na lang po
15:26kasi ganun yun
15:27Honor
15:27medyo
15:28pasensya na po
15:29kayo ah
15:29gusto ko po talaga
15:31lumabas ang katotohanan
15:32dito
15:32na yung mga ghost project
15:34na yung pinag-uusapan po
15:35natin
15:35kung sino po talaga
15:36ang pasimulo dyan
15:37salamat po
15:38if I may
15:39would indulge
15:39you to
15:39senator JB
15:40ang problema sa iyo
15:42kasi
15:42Mr. Alcantara
15:44ikaw yung hepe
15:45tama
15:47dapat
15:48iniinspectus
15:49pangalawa
15:50kung sabihin
15:51may wala kang
15:51kanya laman
15:52yan doon
15:52sa limpak
15:53limpak
15:54na pera
15:54na iniimpake
15:55sana tininong mo
15:56saan galing ito
15:57mga iyo
15:58napakarami naman
15:59kung sabihin
16:00hulog ng langit
16:01yung pera na yun
16:01so it must have
16:03come from somewhere
16:04it must have come
16:05somewhere
16:06na iligal
16:07kaya napakadaming
16:09pera
16:10kaya huwag mong
16:10sabihin
16:11huwag kang magmamalinis
16:12dito
16:12na sila lang
16:13puro sila din naman
16:14well man
16:15ikaw yung hepe
16:17dapat doon pa lang
16:18nakita mo na
16:19napakaraming pera
16:20you would have
16:20stopped them
16:22at maging itong
16:23si Dumasig
16:24huwag kang magpa
16:25santosanto yung mukha
16:26dyan
16:26ano ka
16:27tanga
16:27engineer ka
16:28hindi mo malang
16:29sinumbong
16:30sa proper authorities
16:32may chain of command
16:33merong
16:33tumahimik ka muna
16:34dyan
16:35Bryce Hernandez
16:36huwag kang muna
16:36mag sumasagot-sagot
16:39ikaw Dumasig
16:40you could have
16:41went to
16:41Metro Manila
16:42sa office
16:43ni Secretary
16:44unless kasabwat
16:45din ninyo
16:46ang Secretary
16:47kung wala ka
16:48nang tiwala
16:49doon kay Ardi
16:49nagsabwatan kasi
16:51kayo
16:52dahil kumita
16:53kayo lahat
16:54kasama ka
16:55sa kasino
16:55pinikit mo na rin
16:58kasi ang mata mo
16:59nasaan yung
17:00social responsibility
17:02moral responsibility
17:04mo sa bayan
17:05na ito
17:05nanumpa ka pa
17:06alam mo Mr. Chair
17:08dapat tanggalan
17:08ang lisensya ito
17:09ng Philippine
17:10Regulatory Commission
17:11ng PRC
17:12ito mga ito
17:13conduct unbecoming
17:14nanumpa
17:15kayo
17:16Mr. Chair
17:19I think
17:20with the indulgence
17:23of Senator
17:24JB
17:24I will not
17:26buy the
17:26explanation
17:27of
17:28Engineer
17:29JP Mendoza
17:30Mr. Chair
17:30therefore
17:31I would suggest
17:32that we cite
17:33this person
17:33in contempt
17:34Mr. Chair
17:34An objection
17:36Iringnan
17:38the motion
17:39is approved
17:40Thank you
17:45for the
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