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Pulong Duterte welcomes ICI probe into Davao City flood control projects
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio urged the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to investigate 80 flood control projects in Davao City worth P4.4 billion, spanning from 2019 to 2022, citing potential anomalies.
Tinio highlighted issues such as double funding, incorrect project locations, shorter project durations than budgeted, overpricing, and incomplete projects.
A majority of these projects are suspected to be congressional insertions, with Genesis88 Construction Inc., owned by Glenn Escando, being the largest contractor.
Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte welcomed the ICI probe, stating he has nothing to hide and is not afraid of any investigation.
Duterte expressed hope that the investigation would clarify the origin of problems and identify beneficiaries, aiming to end the narrative that the Dutertes are always to blame for anomalies.
He also stated that the projects were executed by contractors who won the bidding process according to DPWH specifications, not by him.
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