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COA, not DPWH, should audit flood control projects
The Makabayan bloc is urging the Commission on Audit (COA) to investigate flood control projects, expressing distrust in the Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) ability to conduct an impartial probe.
ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio stated that the DPWH cannot be trusted to investigate itself due to potential involvement in anomalies, comparing it to asking a fox to guard the henhouse.
Kabataan party-list Rep. Renee Co warned that a DPWH-led audit would likely result in a whitewash, as the agency is part of the problem.
Tinio highlighted COA's technical expertise, independence, and constitutional mandate to conduct thorough audits of government programs and contracts.
He pointed to COA's past successes, such as exposing the PDAF scam and questioning confidential funds, as evidence of its capability.
DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan has pledged to submit a list of flood control projects from the past three years as directed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. following his fourth State of the Nation Address.
The President's order came after recent devastation from typhoons and the southwest monsoon raised public suspicion of corruption, despite his claim of over 5,500 completed projects last year.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to submit a list of all flood control projects completed and ongoing since 2022.
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The Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC) is developing protocols for an objective review of flood control projects, as directed by President Bongbong Marcos Jr. in his fourth State of the Nation Address.
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Senator Bam Aquino is calling for an investigation into the government's flood control projects due to the severe flooding experienced across the country after three consecutive cyclones and persistent monsoon rains.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an investigation into corruption in flood control projects following their failure to prevent damage from recent monsoon rains.
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Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has called "shameless hypocrites" lawmakers who applauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address (SONA) that exposed anomalies in flood control projects, as some of them are allegedly involved in allocating funds for these graft-tainted projects.
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