00:00Humarap sa Independent Commission for Infrastructure,
00:04si Sen. Jingo Estrada,
00:06Sen. Joel Villanueva at dating Sen. Grace Poe,
00:10kabilang sa gustong maunawaan ng komisyon,
00:13ay kung paanong nakakapagsingit ng budget
00:16para sa mga project na sinasabing ugat-umano
00:19ng anomalia sa mga flood control project.
00:23Yan ang tinutukan live ni Joseph Morong.
00:25Joseph?
00:30Mel, si Sen. Jingo Estrada at Sen. Joel Villanueva
00:33na isinasangkot sa mga manumalyang flood control projects
00:36ang ipinatawag ngayong araw ng ICI
00:39o Independent Commission for Infrastructure.
00:42At sa pambihirang pagkakataon naman,
00:44ay nagsalita ang chairman nitong ICI
00:46na si dating Associate Justice Andres Reyes Jr.
00:49at ang sabi niya,
00:50no one is above the law
00:52o walang mas makapangyarihan sa batas.
00:55Bago pa humarap sa Independent Commission for Infrastructure
01:01o ICI,
01:02ito na ang pahayag sa akin
01:03ni Sen. Jingo Estrada kaugnay
01:05ng aligasyon ni dating Budacan 1st District Engineer
01:08Henry Alcantara.
01:10Sabi kasi ni Alcantara,
01:12kay dating DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo
01:14niya ibinigay ang 25% na kickback
01:17para sa proyekto na ibinigay naman umuno
01:20ni Bernardo kay Estrada.
01:21Definitely it's here say.
01:24Walang...
01:24Diba, mismo si D. Alcantara nagsasabi
01:28na he does not have any direct link with me.
01:33Kaya pinag-iisipan umuno nilang sampahan
01:35ng reklamo ang mga nagdadawit sa kanya.
01:38I'm conferring with my lawyers.
01:40Dumating din si Sen. Joel Villanueva
01:42na ayon kay Alcantara
01:44ay binigyan nila ni Bernardo
01:46ng 150 million pesos
01:48na 25% ng 600 million pesos
01:51mula sa 2023 unprogrammed funds.
01:54Hindi nagpa-unlock ng panayam si Villanueva.
01:57Nito ang mga nakarang araw,
01:59gustong maintindihan ng ICI
02:01kung paano nangyayari
02:02yung mga insertions sa budget
02:04na tinawag ni Sen. Panfilo Lacso
02:07na original sin.
02:08Dahil kung wala raw ito,
02:10walang makukurap sa budget.
02:11Other than the mayors,
02:14maybe the media
02:15can also help us
02:17towards discovering the truth.
02:23So we will just say two points.
02:25Honesty is the best policy.
02:29Right?
02:30Honesty is the best policy.
02:31And secondly,
02:34no one is above the law.
02:36And this is for
02:37country,
02:39God,
02:40and our poor people.
02:42Pumarap din sa ICI
02:43si dating Senador
02:44at Senate Finance Committee
02:45Chairperson Grace Poe
02:47na kasamang bumuo
02:48ng 2025 national budget.
02:51Gusto nilang matukoy,
02:52halimbawa,
02:53kung meron daw
02:54mga ghost projects
02:55or mga
02:56substandard,
02:58kung sino yung
02:59proponent
03:00na legislator.
03:01Meron iba na talagang
03:02tapat na gustong tulungan.
03:04Pero,
03:05halimbawa,
03:05nagkakaroon ng
03:06collusion
03:06between the contractor
03:08and then the
03:10DPWH
03:11and the legislator
03:12tapos naging
03:13substandard
03:14or yung
03:15mga walanghiyang
03:16naging ghost project,
03:17yun talaga yung
03:18dapat tutukan.
03:20Itinanggini po
03:21na kasali siya
03:22sa small committee
03:23na umunay
03:24nagsingit
03:24ng bilyong-bilyong
03:25pisong budget
03:26sa Bicameral Conference
03:27Committee.
03:28Wala akong
03:29sinalihan
03:30na small committee
03:31or closed door meetings
03:33with my counterpart
03:34in the house.
03:36Kumarat din
03:37si Navotas
03:37Representative
03:38Toby Tiyanko
03:39na nagsihwal
03:40at sa Senado
03:40ng insertion
03:41sa budget.
03:42Kapag pinagdugtong-dugtong
03:44mo talaga,
03:44sino ba ang
03:45Committee on Appropriations
03:46sa Aldi ko?
03:47Sino ba yung
03:48funder
03:48at proponent
03:49ayon kay
03:50D. Alcantara
03:51sa Aldi ko?
03:52Hanggang kay
03:53Pong Salvi.
03:54Tingnan natin,
03:55yun na nga,
03:56napakahalaga na ngayon
03:57na si Kong Salvi
03:58ay umuwi
03:59at harapin itong
04:00mga aligasyon na ito
04:02at siya na magsabi
04:03siya lang ba ito
04:05o sino pa ba
04:07ang kasama niya dito?
04:09Wala pa rin sa bansa
04:10si Ko pero
04:11dati na niyang itinanggi
04:12ang mga aligasyon
04:13laban sa kanya.
04:14Mel, pumirma rin
04:20ang ICI
04:20ng kasundoang
04:21makipagtulungan
04:22sa PNP,
04:23Mayors for Good Governance
04:24at Organisasyon
04:25ng mga Civil Engineers
04:26sa Pilipinas.
04:27Ang PNP
04:28ay tutulong
04:29sa investigasyon
04:30at inspeksyon
04:31ng mga
04:31maanumalyang
04:32flood control projects.
04:33Mel?
04:34Maraming salamat sa iyo,
04:35Joseph Mono.
04:36Maraming salamat sa iyo,
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