Civil engineers and their forensic expertise can play a major role in establishing accountability not only for flood control projects but for other infrastructure such as roads and bridges, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Wednesday.
Lacson called on civil engineers’ associations to organize inspection teams that can examine roads, bridges and other infrastructure damaged by recent floods, and determine through forensic analysis whether the damage was due to structural design or implementation.
“Manawagan tayo sa association ng civil engineers, dapat siguro sila kumilos na mag-inspection. O kung may gumuho, magpapunta sila ng member doon kung may association sila, i-forensic nila ano kakulangan base sa kanilang kaalaman. Kung nagkulang sa structural design o implementation dapat habulin ang contractor (We can call on associations of civil engineers to help in the inspection of infrastructure, including those damaged by recent floods. They can use forensics to determine if the damage stemmed from faulty structural design or implementation),” he said in an interview on DZBB radio.
In Filipino: Lacson: Forensic na Pagsusuri ng mga Civil Engineer, Makakatulong sa Pagtukoy sa Pananagutan sa mga Palpak na Infra Project
“Wala kasing napapanagot. Kung talagang hahabulin, balikan ang ginawa five years ago or ilang taong nakalipas (As of now, no one is being held accountable. If we are to go after those responsible, we must start inspecting projects implemented in the last five years or so),” he added.
Lacson said such forensic inspections could help establish responsibility and identify those who should be held accountable, including contractors, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials, and politicians who proposed the infrastructure projects.
“Dapat yan isa isa balikan at habulin ang contractor, DPWH officials, kung sinong pulitiko nag-propose ng infra project na yan, hindi lang flood control (The infrastructure projects must be inspected, and the contractors, DPWH officials and politicians who are proponents of the projects must be held accountable),” he said.
This accountability drive should cover not only flood control projects but also other infrastructure projects whose failures may have been exposed by recent flooding, he added.
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Lacson: Forensic na Pagsusuri ng mga Civil Engineer, Makakatulong sa Pagtukoy sa Pananagutan sa mga Palpak na Infra Project
Malaki ang maitutulong ng mga civil engineer at kanilang forensic expertise sa pagtukoy ng pananagutan hindi lamang sa mga flood control project kundi pati sa iba pang imprastraktura gaya ng mga kalsada at tulay, diin ni Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson nitong Miyerkules.
Nanawagan si Lacson sa mga asosasyon ng mga civil engineer na bumuo ng mga inspection team na maaaring magsuri sa mga kalsada, tulay at iba pang imprastrakturang napinsala ng mga nagdaang pagbaha, at gamitin ang forensic analysis para makita kung ang pinsala ay dulot ng disenyo o pagpapagawa ng proyekto.
“Manawagan tayo sa association ng civil engineers, dapat siguro sila kumilos na mag-inspection. O kung may gumuho, magpapunta sila ng member doon kung may association sila, i-forensic nila ano kakulangan base sa kanilang kaalaman. Kung nagkulang sa structural design o implementation dapat habulin ang contractor,” aniya sa isang panayam sa DZBB radio.
“Wala kasing napapanagot. Kung talagang hahabulin, balikan ang ginawa five years ago or ilang taong nakalipas,” dagdag niya.
Sinabi ni Lacson na makatutulong ang naturang forensic inspection upang matukoy ang pananagutan at kung sinu-sino ang dapat managot, kabilang ang mga contractor, mga opisyal ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), at mga pulitikong nagpanukala ng mga naturang infrastructure project.
“Dapat yan isa isa balikan at habulin ang contractor, DPWH officials, kung sinong pulitiko nag-propose ng infra project na yan, hindi lang flood control,” aniya.
Aniya, dapat saklaw ng paghahanap ng pananagutan hindi lamang ang mga flood control project kundi pati ang iba pang infrastructure project na maaaring lumitaw ang mga pagkukulang dahil sa mga nagdaang pagbaha.
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