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Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste refuses to let up on his quest to nip corruption in the bud over at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), where the flood control project anomalies arguably started. (Video courtesy of House of Representatives)

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00:00Mr. Speaker,
00:07Mahigit 165,000 classrooms
00:11ang kakulangan sa buong bansa
00:14ayon sa Department of Education.
00:18Ang magandang balita ngayong araw,
00:21inaprubahan na ang pagpondo
00:23para sa 25,000 classrooms
00:26sa 2026.
00:28Ang tanong, distinguished colleagues,
00:32paano natin mapupondohan
00:34na bawat eskwelahan sa buong bansa
00:38ay mabibigyan ng bagong classrooms sa 2026?
00:44Ang sagot,
00:47malaki ang matitipid
00:48kung ibaba natin ng 25%
00:53ang presyo ng mga proyekto ng DPWH.
00:57Ang mga kasalukuyang at pinaghahandaang proyekto
01:02ng DPWH
01:04ay nagkakahalaga
01:06ng mahigit 1.6 trillion pesos.
01:11Kung maibaba natin
01:12ng 25%
01:14ang presyo ng mga proyekto ng DPWH,
01:18makakatipid tayo
01:19ng 400 billion pesos.
01:23Sapat para mabibigyan
01:26ng bagong classrooms
01:28ang bawat eskwelahan
01:30sa buong bansa
01:31nang walang karagdagang gastos,
01:34utang,
01:35o buwis
01:35mula sa gobyerno.
01:38Para sa mahigit
01:391 trillion pesos
01:41na mga kasalukuyang proyekto
01:43ng DPWH,
01:46maaari pa itong
01:47kanselahin
01:48o i-reprise.
01:51Ang Government Procurement Reform Act
01:53ay may probisyon
01:55para sa
01:56termination for unlawful acts
01:59at termination for convenience.
02:02Sa aking distrito sa Batangas,
02:05nakansela na
02:06ng DPWH
02:08ang isang flood control project
02:11sa ilalim ng termination for convenience,
02:13quote,
02:15bunsod ng pagbabago
02:17sa polisiya
02:18ng pamahalaan
02:19sa pagpapatupad
02:20ng mga proyekto
02:22kaugnay
02:22sa flood control
02:24nang walang multa
02:26sa gobyerno.
02:27At mas madali pang
02:29ibaba
02:29ng presyo
02:30ang mahigit
02:32600 billion pesos
02:34na mga
02:35pinaghahandaang proyekto
02:37ng DPWH
02:39dahil hindi pa po ito
02:41nabibid
02:42o naaprubahan.
02:44Mr. Speaker,
02:46nais kong ipahayag
02:48na ang kongresong ito
02:51ay tumututol
02:52sa lutong bidding
02:54at pandaraya
02:55sa paggawa
02:56ng mga proyekto
02:57ng DPWH.
03:00At ang kongreso
03:01ay gumagawa
03:02ng mga hakbang
03:04upang sugpuin
03:05ang ganitong gawain.
03:07Mahalagang bigyang diin
03:10ang DPWH mismo
03:12ang nagbibid
03:13at nagpapatupad
03:15ng mga proyekto.
03:16Kahit ang isang
03:17congressman
03:19ay walang kinalaman.
03:22Nagpapatuloy pa rin
03:23ang katiwalian
03:25sa DPWH
03:26District Engineering Offices
03:29kung saan
03:30ang ilan
03:31ay pumipili
03:32ng mga kontratistang
03:34nagbibigay
03:35ng kickback daw
03:36na kahit
03:37hindi tatanggapin ito
03:39ng congressman
03:40ay sila na mismo
03:42ang maaring kumuha.
03:44Naniniwala po ako
03:45na ang hangarin natin
03:47dito sa kongreso
03:49ay wakasan
03:50ang pagbibigay
03:51ng kickbacks
03:53mula
03:53sa DPWH projects.
03:56Siguro naman
03:57wala pong
03:58miyembro
03:59ng kongreso
04:00na nandito ngayon
04:01ang magtataas
04:03ng kamay
04:04at magsasabi
04:06na gusto nating
04:08manatiling
04:09mataas
04:10ang mga presyo
04:11ng DPWH.
04:13At lahat po tayo
04:15ay nagkakaisa
04:16na dapat
04:18ibaba
04:18ang presyo
04:20ng mga proyekto
04:21ng DPWH
04:23ng 25%
04:25para wala nang
04:26maibigay
04:27para sa kickback
04:28o sa SOP
04:30sa taong
04:302026.
04:33Mr. Speaker,
04:36ito po
04:36ay patunay
04:37ng suporta
04:39ng kongreso
04:40sa pagbaba
04:41ng presyo
04:42ng mga DPWH
04:44projects
04:44ng 25%.
04:46Ngunit
04:48ang pagbaba
04:49ng presyo
04:49ay dapat
04:50magmula
04:51mismo
04:52sa DPWH
04:53dahil sila
04:55ang nagtatakda
04:56ng Detailed
04:57Unit Price
04:58Analysis
04:58o DUPA
04:59at Approved
05:01Budget for Contract
05:02o ABC
05:03at ito po
05:05ay isinusumite
05:07nila
05:07sa kongreso.
05:09Sa panahon
05:10ni DPWH
05:11Secretary
05:11Babe Singson
05:12pinabaat niya
05:14ang presyo
05:15ng mga proyekto
05:16ng 10%
05:18bago niya
05:19inaaprubahan
05:20ang isang proyekto.
05:22Sa aming diskusyon
05:23sinabi na
05:25ni Secretary
05:26Dizon
05:27na ibababa
05:28niya
05:28ng at least
05:3010%
05:31ang presyo
05:33ng mga proyekto.
05:35Ngunit
05:35alam po natin
05:36na hindi lang
05:3710%
05:38ang pwedeng
05:39ibaba.
05:41Kaya
05:41nananawagan ako
05:42kay DPWH
05:44Secretary
05:44Vince Dizon
05:45ilabas na
05:47po natin
05:48ang mga presyo
05:49na mas mababa
05:50ng 25%
05:53na susuportahan
05:55po natin
05:55dito sa kongreso
05:57para makitipid
05:58ang ating bansa
06:00ng
06:00400
06:01billion
06:02pesos.
06:03At huwag
06:04natin
06:04lang itong
06:05ibaba
06:06ng 10%
06:07para hindi
06:09matira pa
06:10ang 15%.
06:12Ibaba
06:13na natin
06:14ng buo
06:15ng 25%
06:17para wala na
06:18talagang
06:19kickback
06:19sa DPWH.
06:22Bilang halimbawa
06:23sa aking distrito
06:25sa Batangas
06:26doble o higit pa
06:27ang presyo
06:29ng mga proyekto
06:30ng DPWH
06:31kumpara sa mga
06:33nakikita naming
06:34presyo
06:35sa markado.
06:36Kabilang dito
06:37ang mahigit
06:38444 million
06:41peso
06:41cat's eye
06:42project
06:43na mahigit
06:4424,000
06:45pesos
06:46kada unit.
06:47280 million
06:49pesos
06:50solar
06:51streetlight
06:52project
06:52na mahigit
06:53233,000
06:56pesos
06:56kada unit.
06:581 billion
06:59pesos
07:00slope
07:00protection
07:01project
07:02na mahigit
07:0345,000
07:04pesos
07:05kada
07:05square meter.
07:07At mga
07:07pinaplanong
07:08asphalt
07:09overlay
07:09project
07:10na mahigit
07:11101.5
07:12million
07:13pesos
07:13kada
07:14kilometer.
07:15At road
07:15diversion
07:16project
07:16na mahigit
07:18186.1
07:20million
07:20pesos
07:21kada
07:21kilometer.
07:23Tuloy-tuloy pa din
07:24ang pagplano
07:25ng mga
07:25proyektong
07:26labis
07:27ang presyo
07:27ng DPWH.
07:29At kahit
07:30ikumpara
07:30sa mga
07:31proyekto
07:32ng mga
07:32local
07:32government
07:33units,
07:34mas mataas
07:34pa
07:35ng 20
07:36to 30
07:37percent
07:38ang presyo
07:39ng DPWH.
07:40Kung hindi
07:42naman
07:43kayang
07:43ibaba
07:45ng DPWH
07:46ang mga
07:47presyo
07:48ng mga
07:48proyekto
07:49ngayong
07:49linggo,
07:51naniniwala
07:51po ako
07:52na
07:53mayroon pa
07:54tayong
07:54mga
07:55pagkakataon
07:55sa mga
07:56susunod
07:57na mga
07:57linggo
07:57bago
07:58ma-finalize
07:59ang mga
08:00bagong
08:01mga
08:01proyekto
08:02ng
08:02DPWH
08:03para sa loob
08:05ng
08:05legislative
08:06process
08:07ng mga
08:08bagong
08:08proyektong
08:09ito
08:09pwede
08:10pang
08:10baguhin
08:11ng
08:12DPWH
08:13ang mga
08:13presyo
08:14para magkaroon
08:15tayo
08:16ng
08:17karagdagang
08:18savings
08:18na pwedeng
08:19ilaan
08:20ng
08:21kongreso
08:22o ng
08:23upper house
08:23ng
08:24kongres
08:24para sa mga
08:25priority
08:26at mga
08:28kinakailangan
08:29na mga
08:30proyekto
08:30ng ating
08:31bansa
08:32at naniniwala
08:33po ako
08:33na lahat
08:34po tayo
08:35dito
08:35ay sangayon
08:36sa layunin
08:37na ito
08:38na tanggalin
08:39ang pag
08:40overprice
08:41ng mga
08:42proyekto
08:42ng DPWH
08:44para bawat
08:45distrito
08:46ay mabibigyan
08:47ng karagdagang
08:48suporta
08:49at lahat
08:50ng mga
08:51eskwelahan
08:51sa ating
08:52bansa
08:53ay maaring
08:54mabigyan
08:54ng bagong
08:55classrooms
08:56sa
08:562026
08:57Mr. Speaker
08:59Saludo po ako
09:00kay Secretary
09:02Vince
09:02Dizon
09:02sa kanyang
09:04mga
09:04hakbang
09:05upang
09:05linisin
09:06ang DPWH
09:08ngunit
09:09ang mga
09:09problema
09:10ng DPWH
09:11ay systemic
09:12at ang
09:13pagtigil
09:14sa bidriging
09:14at
09:15pandaraya
09:16sa implementasyon
09:17ng mga
09:17proyekto
09:17ay hindi
09:19mangyayari
09:20kaagad
09:21pero
09:22ang mabilis
09:23makutwiran
09:24at
09:25efektibong
09:26hakbang
09:26na maaari
09:27nating gawin
09:28ngayon
09:29ay ibaba
09:30ang dupa
09:31o ang mga
09:32presyo
09:33ng mga DPWH
09:34projects
09:34at mga
09:35approved
09:35budget
09:36ng mga
09:37proyekto
09:37ng 25%
09:39kaagad
09:40sa
09:41simpleng
09:41hakbang
09:42na ito
09:42pwede
09:43nating
09:43makalikha
09:44ng savings
09:45na 400
09:46billion
09:46pesos
09:46na sapat
09:47na magpondo
09:48ng bagong
09:49classrooms
09:50para sa
09:50bawat
09:51eskwelahan
09:51at iba
09:52pang
09:53mga
09:53mahalagang
09:54proyekto
09:54para sa
09:55ating
09:55bansa
09:55na
09:56patunayan
09:57na ito
09:58noong
09:58panahon
09:59ni
10:00Secretary
10:00Babe
10:00Singson
10:01at
10:01ng
10:0115th
10:02Congress
10:02at
10:03umaasa
10:04po ako
10:04na
10:05muling
10:05magtatagumpay
10:06itong
10:07panukala
10:07sa
10:08ilalim
10:08ni
10:09Secretary
10:09Vince
10:09Dizon
10:10at
10:10ng
10:1120th
10:11Congress
10:12Mr.
10:13Speaker
10:13ang
10:14korupsyon
10:15sa
10:15DPWH
10:16ay
10:16nagsisimula
10:17sa
10:18budget
10:18ang
10:19mataas
10:20na
10:20presyong
10:20itinatakda
10:21mismo
10:22ng
10:22DPWH
10:23ang
10:23pinagmumulan
10:24ng
10:25kickbacks
10:25bawasan
10:27natin
10:27ng
10:2825%
10:29ang presyo
10:30at
10:31tanggalin
10:32ang
10:32kabuuang
10:33400
10:34billion
10:34pesong
10:35posibleng
10:36kickbacks
10:37para sa
10:382026
10:39pondohan
10:40natin
10:40ang
10:41classrooms
10:42hindi
10:42kickbacks
10:43edukasyon
10:45hindi
10:46korupsyon
10:47maraming
10:47salamat po
10:54slat
10:56nol
10:571
10:571
11:042
11:042
11:041
11:052
11:053
11:064
11:062
11:073
11:084
11:085
11:095
11:093
11:094
11:105
11:115
11:125
11:136
11:155
11:161
11:166
11:176
11:186
11:196
11:197
11:207
11:227
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