JLL Pulsar, a construction firm founded by Cagayan 3rd District Representative Joseph “Jojo” Lasam Lara and now owned by his children has secured P3.7 billion in contracts from the Department of Public Works and Highways since 2020, the same year he became a congressman.
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00:00JLL Pulsar, a construction firm founded by Cagayan 3rd District Representative Joseph Jojo Lasam Lara and now owned by his children,
00:09has secured P3.7 billion in contracts from the Department of Public Works and Highway since 2020, the same year he became a congressman.
00:18Rappler's review of DPWH's online tracking portal shows P2.1 billion worth of these contracts were in Lara's home province in the last five years.
00:28Since 2023, the company has won P1.37 billion in contracts from the DPWH. Lara became a member of the House Appropriations Committee in 2022.
00:38In an interview with Rappler, Lara's chief of staff, Vic Casaway, denies the congressman used his position to advance the interests of his children's construction company.
00:47Casaway says, quote,
00:48Their contracts have dropped dramatically. It's actually unfair to the congressman's family that their contracts have been reduced to this level.
00:55Casaway notes, Lara, quote,
00:57He never entered into contracts in his own district.
01:00Based on the general information sheet submitted to the SEC by JLL Pulsar, Lara's children own 96.28% of the company as of March 2025.
01:10Once again, let's go to this plan!
01:13And always rest kilometers forward with the DPS.
01:15According to the teacher andже of parents,ileri is closed and monitored and observed of a tax milking at the same time.
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