Manila, the Philippines (AP) -Tur business couple on Monday found several Philippine congressions and public works officials, claiming to have forced them to pay huge echoes to ensure profitable flood control projects from government explosive testimonies during the National Television Senate.
Construction companies’ Pacifico and Sarah Discaya testified in the Senate Blue Rabin Committee investigation by the Oath that at least 17 members of the House of Representatives demanded from their attacks-over 25% of all approved flood control project to help them win government agreements.
The couple did not provide detailed information – including the amount of alleged bribes or related government projects and did not propose any evidence, but said they were protecting dates and places where bribes were paid.
The Corruption Scandal, which is separately investigated by both the Congress Palace and the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., caused outrage, mostly on the Internet and encouraged the recent resignation of the secretary of public works. Over the weekend, Roman Catholic bishops called for a broad prosecution, the return of stolen wealth, and asked young Philippines to use social media to “reveal injustice.”
In their testimony, the disco found lawmakers who allegedly received huge cash benefits through representatives and said they were ready to testify against them, but were concerned with their safety.
“We are afraid of our safety because we have no protection yet,” said Pacific Discaya at the same time, when before talking to a future closed door meeting, more information was required.
The Discaya couple drew a previous public attention after they focused on media interviews, during which they showed their dozens of European and American luxury cars and SUVs.
The Philippines have released about 545 billion Philippine pesos ($ 9.6 billion) for thousands of flooding projects over the last three years, the government reports.
Most of the other 14 other construction companies invited to testify in a Monday Senate study said they did not pay bribes to the legislators or the government’s contract to win the Government Treaty for Public Works and Highways.
Chairman of the palace Martin Romualaldez, who said he had allegedly used large bribes of his representatives in the disc, allegedly denying allegations, calling them “lies and harmful names to suppress his integrity and harm congress.”
“If someone used my name, they did it without my knowledge and without my consent,” Romaldez said in a statement. “I will not allow falsehood to ruin my integrity or leadership.”
After verifying provincial flood control projects in recent weeks and discovering non -standard quality and other abnormalities, including a detailed project that proved to be non -existent, Marcos said last week that it would form an independent commission to investigate corruption that shocked such projects and
He described the extent of corruption and impunity as “terrible”. The site, which he began to encourage the public to report anomalies, was filled with thousands of complaints.
In a recent interview, he became tears, describing how the plundering influenced the Philippines who were trying to make the right life, but were most vulnerable to floods.
The Philippines rotate about 20 typhoons and storms each year. In July Typhūnai and seasonal monsoon rains caused huge floods that affected millions of people, moved more than 300,000 others and left great infrastructure and agricultural loss.
At least 26 people, mostly poor villagers, including flood waters, died in the weather attack.