Tag: BLISTT

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Ping: Ilang Buwis-Buhay na Kalsada sa CAR, Mababahaginan sa P75-B na Kinaltas sa DPWH
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Slope protection needed: A portion of the Labey-Lacamen Road in Benguet

Maaaring maging tagapagligtas ng mga motoristang dumadaaan sa Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan-Tuba-Tublay (BLISTT) Road project ang bahagi ng P75 bilyon na tinanggal ng Senado mula sa 2019 budget ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Ayon kay Senador Panfilo Lacson, na nakabisto sa naturang singit na pondo, isa sa kanyang tinitingnan na paglilipatan ng bahagi ng pondo ay ang slope protection sa BLISTT.

“If my other colleagues will allow … we might give part of the P75 billion to the DPWH for slope protection work in Cordillera,” pagbubunyag ni Lacson.

Sa mga kalsadang sakop ng BLISTT project, karaniwan nang problema ng mga motorista ang mga landslides dahil hindi naging maayos ang paglalagay ng slope protection sa mga ito, dahilan para gumuho kahit sa hindi kalakasang pag-ulan.

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At a Glance: Issues Hounding the DPWH’s Sariaya, BLISTT Projects
Lacson Eyes P75-B ‘Deleted’ from DPWH’s Proposed 2019 Budget for BLISTT Road Slope Protection
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Lacson Eyes P75-B ‘Deleted’ from DPWH’s Proposed 2019 Budget for BLISTT Road Slope Protection
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Slope protection needed: A portion of the Labey-Lacamen Road in Benguet

There are several worthwhile programs that could use the P75 billion deleted from the proposed 2019 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways – such as slope protection for key roads in Northern Luzon, Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson said.

“If my other colleagues will allow … we might give part of the P75 billion to the DPWH for slope protection work in Cordillera,” he said.

But Lacson said the bottom line is that the realignment of the amount to other items in the P3.7-trillion budget for 2019 should not be a case of “pork to pork.”

“We will look for programs that need funding. But for me, the bottom line is that the ‘transfer’ of the P75 billion should not be from pork to pork,” he added.

Related:
At a Glance: Issues Hounding the DPWH’s Sariaya, BLISTT Projects
Ping: Ilang Buwis-Buhay na Kalsada sa CAR, Mababahaginan sa P75-B na Kinaltas sa DPWH
Continue reading “Lacson Eyes P75-B ‘Deleted’ from DPWH’s Proposed 2019 Budget for BLISTT Road Slope Protection” →

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Ping: DPWH Road Project sa CAR, Kulang sa Plano Kaya Lustay Pondo Na, Buwis Buhay Pa

Kahit sangkaterbang pera na ng pamahalaan ang nagagastos para rito, mananatili pa ring panganib sa buhay ng mga motorista at publiko ang isang kalsadang proyekto ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), dahil sa kakulangan ng pagpaplano.

Ito ang isiniwalat ni Senador Panfilo Lacson sa pagdinig ng Senado sa panukalang badyet ng ahensiya para sa susunod na taon, na personal na dinaluhan ni Secretary Mark Villar.

Partikular na tinukoy ni Lacson ang Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan-Tuba-Tublay (BLISTT) Circumferential Road matapos na magsagawa ng malalimang imbestigasyon at pag-aaral ang kanyang tanggapan.

Humigit-kumulang P1.84 bilyon na ang nailaan sa nabanggit na proyekto mula noong 2017, kabilang na rito ang P590 milyon para sa susunod na taon.

Related:
Lacson: Lack of Planning in DPWH Cordillera Road Project Can Waste Funds, Cost Lives
At a Glance: Issues Hounding the DPWH’s Sariaya, BLISTT Projects

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Lacson: Lack of Planning in DPWH Cordillera Road Project Can Waste Funds, Cost Lives

Wasting taxpayers’ money is bad enough, but potentially endangering lives is worse.

Yet, this could be the fate of multibillion-peso infrastructure projects that lack planning – such as the Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan-Tuba-Tublay (BLISTT) Circumferential Road in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson said.

“It’s bad enough that we lose money to corruption. It’s worse if we lose more due to lack of planning and preparation – or simply put, incompetence. We should take all possible factors into consideration,” Lacson said at the Senate committee hearing on the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways for 2019.

“While there is no doubt road projects such as the BLISTT are important as they promise shorter travel time and stimulation of economic activity, there should have been planning to address various concerns, such as safety,” he added.

Related:
Ping: DPWH CAR Road Project, Kulang sa Plano Kaya Lustay Pondo Na, Buwis Buhay Pa
At a Glance: Issues Hounding the DPWH’s Sariaya, BLISTT Projects

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At a Glance, Photos, Videos

At a Glance: Issues Hounding the DPWH’s Sariaya, BLISTT Projects

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At the Senate hearing on the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways for 2019, Sen. Lacson pointed out the need to ensure safety measures in implementing major projects such as BLISTT. “It’s bad enough we lose money to corruption. It’s worse if we lose more to lack of planning and preparation, or simply put, incompetence.”

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