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Amid the President’s campaign in opposition to corruption, former PCGG commissioner Ruben Carranza factors out how the Marcos Sr.’s administration additionally benefited from comparable kickbacks
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. decried the “garapalan” or shameless corruption plaguing authorities infrastructure initiatives, as his administration’s Sumbong sa Pangulo web site logged greater than 12,000 complaints in lower than a month.
In his fourth BBM podcast which aired on Sunday, September 7, Marcos mentioned he was shocked on the extent of corruption in public works, recalling that this was not the case when he was governor of Ilocos Norte.
“Ako, nasa-shock ako. Hindi ako makapaniwala na nandito na tayo, na ganito na ang gobyerno… Garapal na po,” he mentioned, lamenting that cash was being pocketed overtly.
(I’m shocked. I can not imagine that we have now come so far, that authorities has change into like this… It has change into shameless.)
Since its launch on August 11, the net channel (https://sumbongsapangulo.ph) has drawn reviews not solely on ghost and substandard flood management initiatives, but in addition on poorly constructed and overpriced roads and highways.
Marcos confirmed that his inspections in Bulacan validated among the citizen-filed complaints. Nevertheless, Rappler has famous that there have been difficulties in accessing the location.
The President mentioned it was crucial to research how corruption in infrastructure initiatives developed over many years and who allowed it to persist. Malacañang mentioned an govt order is being finalized to create an unbiased fee that can probe anomalies in Division of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) initiatives, with authorized motion promised in opposition to these discovered accountable.
However critics famous the Marcos household’s personal historical past with public works kickbacks. On Fb, human rights lawyer and former Presidential Fee on Good Authorities (PCGG) commissioner Ruben Carranza recalled testimony from former public works secretary Baltazar Aquino, who revealed that Ferdinand Marcos Sr. obtained 15% commissions from Japanese building companies on public works contracts — together with flood management initiatives from 1973 to 1977 — throughout his presidency.
“Marcos Jr. is aware of how corruption occurs with these massively funded flood management initiatives: he and his household have been fed, clothed, traveled and housed in luxurious from these kickbacks whereas Filipinos desperately tried to remain alive and afloat in devastating floods,” Carranza mentioned. – Rappler.com
