Ex-Engrs, DOH apply for WPP, implicate lawmakers

Former Bulacan Assistant District Engineers Brice Hernandez and Jaypee Mendoza submitted a "tell all" affidavit to the Department of Justice (DOJ) as part of their application for the Witness Protection Program (WPP).

Their lawyer, Ernest Levanza, described the meeting with DOJ officials as "good and productive," stating that the affidavit contains comprehensive information and that his clients have participated in the investigation.

Both Hernandez and Mendoza are currently protected witnesses under the WPP, but they are not state witnesses.

Their sworn testimonies, along with those of Engineer Henry Alcantara and former Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Roberto Mendoza, have led the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to recommend the prosecution of former House Appropriations Chair Zaldy Co and several senators.

Hernandez, who was dismissed from his position, had previously implicated lawmakers in alleged irregularities concerning flood control projects and had previously provided the DOJ with documents, notes, and his computer's CPU.