00:00How are you today, sir?
00:02Good.
00:03Balitan.
00:04Ayo, hapos na kayo.
00:06We're hungry.
00:08Good.
00:09Anyway, hanggang ng hapon and good afternoon.
00:12I'm beside our executive director, Antonio Bariano Saga.
00:17Good afternoon.
00:19Today, we are recommending the filing of criminal and administrative charges
00:26before the Office of the Ombudsman for contractors involved in the anomalous flood control projects plaguing our country.
00:37These so-called contractors are those members of Congress or their partners or family members
00:45who own construction firms that receive project awards or obtain contracts from the DPWH.
00:55The subject of this joint referral is the 1,300 infrastructure projects awarded from 2016 to 2024
01:08to contractors that are related to House of Representatives members period.
01:15They are, number one, former representative Elisande Esco for ES Co Builder Supply.
01:26Number two, representative Edwin Guardiola for Newington Builders Incorporated, Laurel Development Corporation, and Esang General Construction and Trading Incorporated.
01:42Number three, representative James Ang Jr. for IPC International Builders Corporation, and Alencon Development Corporation.
01:57Number four, representative Jerni Nisai for JVN Construction and Trading.
02:07Number five, representative Augustina Pancho for CM Pancho Construction Incorporated.
02:20Number six, representative Joseph Lara for JLL Pulsar Construction Corporation.
02:30Number seven, representative Francisco Matugas for Bumetrix Development Corporation.
02:40And lastly, number eight, representative Noel Rivera for TARDAC 3G Construction and Development Corporation.
02:49Members of Congress are barred from having a financial interest directly or indirectly in any government contract, franchise, or special privilege during their term of office.
03:07Article 6, Article 6, Section 14, Article 6, Section 14, Article 6, Section 14 of the 1987 Constitution outlines prohibitions for members of Congress regarding financial interest.
03:19It states that no member can be financially interested in government contracts, franchises, or special privileges during their term.
03:30They are also prohibited from intervening in government matters for their own personal gain or where their office could influence the outcome.
03:40Additionally, there are other laws against conflict of interest.
03:45This official appeared to have violated the code of conduct for government officials and the anti-graph and graph practices among others.
03:56All this information is being referred for further investigation.
04:01This congressman should not be engaged in private business activities that conflict with their official duties.
04:10They should not influence beads and awards.
04:14Members of Congress must not sway procurement processes nor should they participate in or benefit from government contracts.
04:26This practice should have ended decades ago.
04:36The longer we allow it to exist, the more it corrodes public trust.
04:43Let us tear down this abusive system one by one with every filing.
04:49Public office is a privilege.
04:53Then right.
04:57We'll keep standing right here so much.
05:00Hold your left and mercy.
05:18See you next week.
05:19You
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