New Palace spox?

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The head of BR committee has been joked as the new Palace spox specifically on the Zaldy Co  video on the Php 100 billion  budget insertion and that the underlings of the Palace were behind the insertion.   He has unofficially replaced Auntie Claire.

That could have been OK but he is the  head of an investigating body ferreting out the truth behind the flood control mess.  But now he has taken a position and makes him unqualified for the said post

Looking for few honest upright men.

Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on flood control projects stopped, Sen Panfilo Lacson chairman resigns as head of the committee

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The Senate blue ribbon committee under Sen Ping Lacson has announced the cancellation of its future hearings.  He has likewise resigned.   

Many speculate reaons for the halting  of the proceedings:

1.  The hearings has implicated many fellow senators, some of them inescapably;

2.  The evidence points only to one direction -- to the top as many have speculated all along

Were these all for a show to placate the masses.?  Is it not going to backfire?

Senate probe into flood control projects

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Anomalous

Ghost projects

Copy paste projects.

Substandard construction

The structures are easily carried away by floods and really do not work - control the floods.

How shameful.  

Top 15 contractors.  Contractors congressmen

50% KB to Legislators, lgu heads, only 30% goes to the project materials and labor.

This angers and scandalizes many taxpayers who are hounded by BIR who sweat blood and tears just to be able to pay the taxes and do these.  Those that are funded by borrowings, we pay them anywhere

And the budget for DPWH is P1B/day.   

What happened:   1.  No one supervises   2  No audit (CoA is in cohoots or turns blind eye may pilak na tapal sa mata

This was not given much attention in the past.   Even in maybe Pnoy or Duterte time.    Where are the leaders all this time.  Thanks to Senate Leadership now for this initiative.   

The media and the top leaders gave much attention to the impeachment to divert attention to this wholesale plunder?  DAPAT TALAGANG MAHIYA

Blue Ribbon committee resumes hearing on Pharmaly

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The Blue Ribbon committee resumes its hearing on the alleged anomalous purchase of overpriced PPE from an undercapitalized company, with fictitious addresses of incorporators.

It is an interesting event to watch and  maybe it is the start of Presidential campaign  -  the Lacson Sotto tandem throwing its wares vs  the administration Or even Gordon who harbors Presidential ambition.  At this point in time, selfish issues ie running for position vs DU30 can't continue.    There is a conflict of interest

That RC objects to being audited by COA is also interesting legal or not legal.  But an audit of govt funds given to the organization may be allowed.   (And PDU30 knows his laws) 

At the same time we can not just shrug our shoulders on these controversies/issues