The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has become a playground for criminal syndicates as additional information on the mafia-like activities of its engineering offices in various parts of the country continue to surface, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Wednesday.
Lacson cited additional information reaching him on the involvement of DPWH officials in anomalous flood control projects, including projects that were not in the report submitted to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
“There are so many irregularities involving the district engineering offices. The district engineer points to contractors and borrows their licenses, which he will use to implement the project. There are also feelers that there are irregularities in even the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board. The DPWH has become a playground for syndicates,” he said.
In Filipino: Lacson: DPWH, Naging Pugad Para sa Mga Sindikatong Kriminal
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