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Ex-DPWH exec Bernardo becomes a 'protected witness' — Remulla
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla announced that former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo has been designated as a protected witness and will be provided with security.
Bernardo's testimony is currently under evaluation by the Department of Justice (DOJ).
During a Senate blue ribbon committee hearing, Bernardo implicated Senator Francis 'Chiz' Escudero, former Senators Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr. and Nancy Binay, and Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co in an investigation into anomalous flood control projects.
Previously, Remulla stated that contractors Curlee and Sarah Disacaya, along with former DPWH officials Henry Alcantara, Brice Hernandez, and Jaypee Mendoza, were already considered protected witnesses.
Remulla clarified that these individuals are not yet state witnesses.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has granted protected witness status to contractors Curlee and Sarah Discaya, and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials Henry Alcantara, Brice Hernandez, and Jaypee Mendoza.
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A former Public Works undersecretary identified Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero, former Senator Bong Revilla, and former Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay as allegedly demanding commissions from flood-control projects.
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Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo admitted his involvement in anomalies concerning several flood control projects.
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has recommended filing malversation and indirect bribery charges against individuals implicated in a kickback scheme related to flood control projects, following allegations by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Roberto Bernardo.
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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla announced that three dismissed DPWH engineers and the Discaya couple are now protected witnesses in the investigation of anomalous government infrastructure projects.
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