00:01A Senate investigation exposes how the budget process for government infrastructure projects appears to favor contractors.
00:07Senator Ping Laxon describes it as contractor-friendly.
00:11This after Senator Sherwin Gatchalian notes how the agency appeared to tailor the budget items in a way that would make it easier for contractors to meet requirements.
00:19Under a Department of Budget and Management circular, proposed DPWH projects are required to be shovel-ready with feasibility studies, location details, and secured rights-of-way.
00:28Is hinahabol yung pondo, rather yung pondo humahabol sa project. So nagiging lokohan lang yung sinasubmit nyo sa DBM para lang magkapondo.
00:40Gatchalian also flags how the coordinates for infrastructure projects indicated in the plan are changed during project implementation.
