Lacson Links Ex-DPWH Chief Bonoan to Pampanga Contractor Business

Resigned Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan turns out to be part of a family contractor business that bagged huge government projects in Pampanga, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson revealed Tuesday.

In his privilege speech, Lacson said Bonoan’s daughter Fatima Gay Bonoan-dela Cruz is treasurer of MBB Global Properties Corp., owned by the family of Candaba Mayor Rene Maglanque.

“Kaya naman pala ang palaging depensa ni dating DPWH Secretary Bonoan – isolated case lang daw ang nakita ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos na ghost project sa Bulacan. Ayaw na siguro ni Bonoan na maungkat pa sa imbestigasyon ang Globalcrete (So that’s why former DPWH Sec. Bonoan claimed the anomalous projects that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. saw in Bulacan were ‘isolated cases.’ Perhaps Bonoan did not want the investigation to reach Globalcrete),” Lacson said.

In Filipino: Lacson Ikinabit si Ex-DPWH Chief Bonoan sa Negosyo ng Kontrata sa Pampanga

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Lacson: 2 DPWH Bulacan Officials Lost At Least P300M Each in Casino Gambling

At least two Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials in Bulacan squandered more than P300 million each in casino gambling, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson bared Monday.

During the interpellation of his Aug. 20 privilege speech on substandard and ghost flood control projects, Lacson said he has given advance information of these two officials to new DPWH head Vince Dizon.

“The two of them, as per my information, used aliases. They hid their true identities, and used fictitious names,” Lacson said. He said one is a district engineer and another is a minor functionary.

“So you can just imagine the enormity of the corruption that is going on. This is only in Bulacan,” he added. He said he got hold of the aliases they used, so authorities can identify them or get the records of their winnings and losses.

In Filipino: Lacson: 2 DPWH Bulacan Officials, Natalo ng Tig-P300M sa Casino Gambling

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