How can a raw video documenting continued illegal reclamation on the Taguig side of Laguna Lake be “curated” when it came directly from the inspection team itself?
Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson raised this question Monday as he dismissed the Taguig City government’s claim that the video he posted last Friday was altered.
In Filipino: Lacson: Paano “Curated” ang Raw Video ng Inspection Team sa Ilegal na Reclamation sa Taguig?
Lacson also cited another video from the inspection team that showed personnel of Taguig City’s Barangay Tanyag dumping garbage in the area.
“Curated my foot! How can a raw video taken on site and sent to my office by the inspection team in Lakeshore area of the Taguig side of Laguna Lake be misleading?” he said on X.
Lacson was referring to the Taguig City government’s statement claiming that the video Lacson posted on X was “curated.”
He said another video from the inspection team showed personnel of Barangay Tanyag dumping garbage in the area, raising questions about the city government’s claim that it did not know about the activity and “did not issue any permit or authority” for it.
“Paanong hindi alam ng LGU, eh LGU mismo ang nagtatambak? Kung private contractors as alleged, dapat investigate lalo kasi government resources ang ginagamit pag reclaim sa pagtambak ng basura (How can the LGU say it did not know, when the LGU itself was the one doing the dumping? If private contractors are involved as alleged, all the more the city government must investigate because government resources were used to reclaim the land through the dumping of garbage),” he said.
On Friday, Lacson posted on X a video from a composite inspection team showing continued illegal reclamation in the Taguig Lakeshore area.
The team was composed of representatives from the Office of the Ombudsman, Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), Land Registration Authority (LRA), and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
In the 25-second video, members of the inspection team were seen looking over the Taguig Lakeshore area, where garbage was also seen being dumped. One inspector was heard asking whether the LLDA had personnel monitoring the area.
Lacson also cited information reaching his office indicating that some personalities connected to the Cayetanos of Taguig may have links to the continued impunity.
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Lacson: Paano “Curated” ang Raw Video ng Inspection Team sa Ilegal na Reclamation sa Taguig?
Paano mai-“curate” ang isang raw video na nagdodokumento ng patuloy na ilegal na reclamation sa bahagi ng Taguig ng Laguna Lake kung mula mismo ito sa inspection team?
Ito ang tanong ni Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson nitong Lunes habang pinabulaanan niya ang pahayag ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Taguig na binago ang video na kanyang ipinaskil noong Biyernes.
Binanggit din ni Lacson ang isa pang video mula sa inspection team na nagpapakita ng mga tauhan ng Barangay Tanyag ng Taguig na nagtatambak ng basura sa lugar.
“Curated my foot! How can a raw video taken on site and sent to my office by the inspection team in Lakeshore area of the Taguig side of Laguna Lake be misleading?” aniya sa X.
Tinukoy ni Lacson ang pahayag ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Taguig na “curated” umano ang video na ipinaskil niya sa X.
Sinabi rin niya na ipinapakita sa isa pang video mula sa inspection team ang mga tauhan ng Barangay Tanyag na nagtatambak ng basura sa lugar, na bumubuking sa pahayag ng city government na hindi nito alam ang aktibidad at walang inilabas na permit o awtoridad para rito.
“Paanong hindi alam ng LGU, eh LGU mismo ang nagtatambak? Kung private contractors as alleged, dapat investigate lalo kasi government resources ang ginagamit pag reclaim sa pagtambak ng basura,” ani Lacson.
Noong Biyernes, ipinaskil ni Lacson sa X ang video mula sa isang composite inspection team na nagpapakita ng patuloy na ilegal na reclamation sa Lakeshore area ng Taguig.
Binubuo ang naturang team ng mga kinatawan mula sa Office of the Ombudsman, Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), Land Registration Authority (LRA), at Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
Sa 25-segundong video, makikitang sinisilip ng mga miyembro ng inspection team ang lugar sa Taguig Lakeshore, kung saan makikita rin ang pagtatapon ng basura. Maririnig din ang isang inspector na nagtatanong kung may mga tauhan ang LLDA na nagmo-monitor sa lugar.
Binanggit din ni Lacson ang impormasyong nakararating sa kanyang tanggapan na nagsasaad na maaaring may kaugnayan ang ilang personalidad na konektado sa mga Cayetano ng Taguig sa patuloy na impunity sa naturang lugar.
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