00:00.
00:06Kinasuan sa Sandigan Bayan si dating Sen. Bong Revilla,
00:09tognay sa Ghost Flood Control Project sa Pandi, Bulacan.
00:13Kapwa-akusado niya ang 6 na iba pang dating opisyal ng DPWH.
00:17May report si Jonathan Andar.
00:22Sa pagdinig ng Sun at Blue Ribbon Committee nitong Nobyembre,
00:25ikinuwento ni dating DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo,
00:29na isa si dating Sen. Bong Revilla sa mga kumobra-umano sa mga proyekto ng DPWH.
00:36Si Bernardo nga raw mismo ang nag-deliver ng cash kay Revilla sa bahay nito,
00:41125 million pesos noong 2024 at 250 million pesos noong kampanya sa eleksyon 2025.
00:50After receipt of the 25% commitment, which were packed in 6 cardboard boxes,
00:55each containing at least 20 million, and one paper bag containing 5 million,
01:00I called up Sen. Revilla to inform him the same is ready to be turned over to him.
01:04While the boxes were being unloaded, Sen. Revilla and I talked for about 20 to 25 minutes.
01:10I asked him, Sen, bakit hindi ka nakangampanya?
01:14Sen. Bong replied, okay naman pare, maganda results ng survey. Relax muna.
01:19Ngayong araw, kinasuhan ng ombudsman sa Sandigan Bayan si Revilla,
01:24kaugnay ng 92.8 million pesos no ghost project sa pandi Bulacan.
01:29Kapwa niya akusado ang anim na dating opisyal ng DPWH,
01:33kabilang sina Bulacan First District Engineers Bryce Hernandez at JP Mendoza.
01:38Sabi ng ombudsman, nagsabuatan sila Revilla at mga taga DPWH
01:42para ilabas ang pondong pampagawa ng flood control project sa puroksingko, barangay Bonsuran.
01:48Pero walang naitayong proyekto roon.
01:50Despite the absence of any actual construction,
01:54the respondents declared the project completed.
01:59Thereafter, to facilitate the release of the entire project cost,
02:02the respondents are found to have falsified accomplishment reports,
02:07issued fraudulent billing documents, and endorsed disbursement vouchers.
02:13Hiling ng ombudsman sa Sandigan Bayan maglabas agad ng hold departure order
02:17at warrant of arrest laban sa mga kusado.
02:20For the case of malversation, the prosecution recommended no bail.
02:25That said, if and when warrants of arrest are issued by the court,
02:29the respondents will have to be detained pending trial.
02:33Si Revilla na ang pinakamataas na opisyal na kinasuhan
02:36ng kaugnay ng anomalya sa flood control projects,
02:39kasunod din na dating Congressman Zaldico at kontratistang si Sara Discaia.
02:43At present, several cases are still ongoing preliminary investigation
02:49while many more remain under active and continuing fact finding.
02:54This sends and should send a clear message.
02:58Those who misuse public funds will be held accountable under the law.
03:03Sinusubukan pa namin kuna ng pahayag si Revilla,
03:05pero nauna na niyang itinanggi ang mga paratang.
03:08Jonathan Andal nagbabalita para sa GMA Integrated News.
03:11Thank you so much for the cierp.
03:16So thank you tonight.
