00:00Eight is not enough. Still the arraignment of eight DPWH officials from Region 4B or the Mimaropa region before the country's graft court earlier today is irrefutable proof of the president walking the talk and holding guilty people in the flood control mess into account.
00:15And as our Isaiah Merafuentes reports, this is the first batch of hundreds, even thousands of bad actors who've had a hand in fleecing government and the Filipino people of billions by way of bogus flood control structures.
00:30Wearing a cap and a green jacket, Engineer Dennis Abagon arrived at the Sandigan Bayan. Upon arriving at the courtroom of the 5th Division, he remained silent and stayed on one side.
00:41He was arrested yesterday by the National Bureau of Investigation in Sikatuna Village, Quezon City. Based on the information we obtained, he is the former OIC chief for Quality Assurance and Hydrology Division and the current OIC chief for Panning and Design Division of DPWH Region 4B.
00:58After more than an hour, seven others arrived at the Sandigan Bayan. Six of them surrendered to the CIDG while another was also arrested by the NBI as well.
01:08Based on the information we gathered, those who surrendered were Gerald Pacanana, Gene Ryan Althea, Ruben Santos Jr., Dominic Gregorio Cirano, Felizardo Casuno, and Juliet Cabungan Calvo.
01:23They came here due to a commitment order from the court and for booking procedure. They arrived together with officials from the NBI and CIDG. The 5th Division of the Sandigan Bayan is handling the graft case.
01:36Meanwhile, the 6th Division will handle the case for malversation of public funds through falsification of public documents.
01:44According to the 5th Division of the Sandigan Bayan, Juliet Cabungan Calvo posted bail for the first count of graft at 90,000 pesos.
01:51However, she is not yet cleared because all eight accused are also charged with malversation, which is being handled by the 6th Division.
01:59And this case is non-bailable or has no bail. The 6th male accused have been brought to the New Quezon City jail in Piatas while the 2 female accused were brought to Camp Karingala.
02:12Isaiah Mirafuentes from the National TV Network for New and Better Philippines.
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