00:00Only the Disqaia couple and DPWH officials are the real crooks in the flood control project conspiracy
00:06that has defrauded government and the public of hundreds of billions.
00:11And not the lawmakers tagged by resource persons who vehemently deny their roles in the conspiracy,
00:17like yesterday's House Representatives from Quezon City and Caloocan,
00:21and two more from today who say they have nothing to hide but all testify before the ICI and executive sessions.
00:29The full report from our Harley Valbuena.
00:34Another pair of lawmakers tagged in anomalous flood control projects
00:39appeared before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure or ICI earlier today.
00:45They are Quezon City 6th District Representative Marivy Coppilar
00:49and Quezon City 5th District Representative Patrick Michael Vargas.
00:53The two are among those named by contractor couple Sarah and Curly Disqaia,
00:58who allegedly received kickbacks from flood control projects.
01:03But since their requests for executive session were granted,
01:06the hearings were conducted in a closed-door setup and not live-streamed.
01:11Congressman Vargas also declined to answer questions from the media.
01:15But in a release statement,
01:17The lawmaker said he gave the ICI documents proving that the Disqaia's have no projects in his district.
01:25He added he also shared relevant information that will help in the investigation of the commission.
01:31The ICI, meanwhile, declined to provide further details regarding the executive sessions.
01:38I cannot share with you the details because these were all in executive sessions.
01:43But basically, this has something to do with our ongoing investigation on the flood control projects,
01:49kung paano ito na-fund, how the budget process is being conducted.
01:54For this week, a total of six congressmen implicated by the Disqaia's faced the ICI.
02:00Moreover, all six also testified via executive session.
02:05As of today, the ICI still has no definite timeline as to when the live-streaming of their hearings will begin,
02:12since almost all the invited resource persons opted for executive session.
02:18Hardy Valbena from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
02:22The ICI is a member of the ICI.
Comments