1. Sec Vince Dizon has joked that he nearly jumped into the river while inspectting an uncompleted bridge project. He has been overwhelmed by the immensity of the difficulties at the Dept, and has not yet developed a system to overcome these difficulties
2. Baguio City Mayor Magalong has resigned from ICI.
3. Testimonies from former Usec Bernardo has revealed that the following changes occur after submission of budget at NEP
1. At errata, those that were placed initially disappear, or are reduced, or are replaced by other projects
2. At BICAM more adjustments and insertions
4. The testimony of driver/security of Cong Co, Orly Guteza is reported to be missing and his affidavit is to be discredited because the notary disowned the notarization. That is the only damning evidence that links the scandal to high ranking govt official
5. The testimonies are leading to the highest leaders of the land:
1. Mention of the exec secretary
2. The deliveries of huge sums of cash to houses of Cong Co at Valle Verde and Horizon and MR Aguado residence near the gate of Gate 4 of Malacanang.
6. When there are mentions of calling to the hearing Congressman to the hearing, the Chair disallows this as a matter of courtesy.
This post is bent to conclude that:
1. This is a show, a zarzuela; nothing is going to happen. All the suspects are clean: no receipts
no witnesses, no direct links for the kickbacks only pictures and circumstantial The alleged
mastermind use the 11th commandment: Deny deny
2. Only contractors and DPWH underlings would be punished, not the masterminds or the holders of
the kickbacks
3. Investigation may lead to the top dog and investigations stop when conversation points to Malacanang.
4. This post agrees to R. Tiglao's opinion that the investigations ordered by PBBM is a charade. He
knows that the rood of this mess comes from insertions, the increase of UA funds of P500B from
GOCC, and the insertions that he declares is absent
5. Nothing will ever come out of this and this will trigger more violent protests.
