00:00press conference i i've read already this uh press release so i'll just need another one
00:11the independent commission for infrastructure
00:16ici has submitted interim report and recommendation number 2025.002
00:25to the office of the ombudsman following an investigation into alleged large-scale
00:33corruption and fund diversion within the department of public works and highways
00:41flood control program the inquiry launch in launch in september 2025 focus on reports of collusion
00:52among legislators dpwh officials and private contractors in the misuse of allocations
01:04for flood control projects based on the sworn statements and corroborating evidence provided by
01:15former dpwh officials engineer henry alcantara engineer bryce erickson hernandez and engineer
01:28jp mendoza the commission uncovered an alleged systematic kickback scheme in which legislators
01:41acting as project proponents inserted flood control projects into the national expenditure program
01:51or net and the house general appropriations bill also called hgab and the general appropriations act or gaa
02:01in exchange for commission ranging from twenty percent to thirty percent of the project cost
02:12payments were reportedly course through dpwh engineers and cooperating contractors to secure projects
02:22and awards and awards and facilitate the release according to the former dpwh officials this scheme resulted in inflated
02:35project costs substandard implementation and the diversion of billions of pesos in public funds over several years
02:47members among those implicated are senators joel villanueva and senator jingoy estrada
03:00former dpwh undersecretary goberto bernardo and commissioner audit
03:08commissioner mario mario the alleged participation appears to constitute violations of article 210
03:23222 of the revised federal code on bribery and corruption of public officers sections 3b and 3c
03:34of republic act number 3019 known as the anti-graph and corrupt practices act and section 2 of republic act number 7080
03:47plunder law given the magnitude of the funds involved so i'll just uh state a little of what i said
03:55uh with this filing we remain true to our commitment to the filipino people no one will be spared in this fight
04:05against corruption politicians and government officials will be investigated and charged by credible evidence
04:16those found responsible will face the consequences and held accountable under the rule of law
04:25to aspiring criminals crime will not and crime does not pay we will continue to investigate follow the
04:35evidence and pursue charges to the very last man involved justice will not be delayed this is our promise
04:46to our country man thank you and salamat po
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