The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee resumes its hearings on the corruption behind substandard and ghost flood control projects.
Alcantara names names: At the hearing of the Blue Ribbon Committee, sacked DPWH district engineer Henry Alcantara reads a sworn statement naming names in the flood control project mess.
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Leadership Fund: Sen. Ping Lacson grills ex-DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan on the ‘Leadership Fund’ that allows lawmakers to insert funds into the National Expenditure Program.
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Criminal charges: At the hearing, the DOJ said the NBI has recommended the filing of charges against lawmakers and other personalities over the flood control scandal.
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