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The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee resumed its inquiry into alleged irregularities surrounding flood control projects.
Contractors Curlee and Sarah Discaya, and former DPWH engineers Henry Alcantara, Brice Hernandez, and Jaypee Mendoza were summoned to appear.
The Discayas, Alcantara, Hernandez and Mendoza are now formally recognized as protected witnesses under the Witness Protection Program (WPP).
Hernandez's legal counsel suggested that six senators may be involved, with data from an engineer's computer to be presented as evidence.
Senate President Pro Tempore and Blue Ribbon Committee chairperson Sen. Panfilo Lacson described the corruption as an "inside job robbery" against the Filipino people.
The probe will continue to focus on alleged "ghost projects," kickbacks and other irregularities in the flood control program.
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Former DPWH Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez clarified that information on his computer, referenced by his lawyer, implicated congressmen, not senators, in a flood control scam.
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The House of Representatives has suspended its inquiry into anomalous flood control projects and has officially ended its hearings.
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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 DPWH engineer Brice Hernandez clarified that his computer contains evidence against congressmen, not senators, potentially linked to anomalous flood control projects.
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Prosecutors from the Department of Justice (DOJ) have begun building cases against 21 individuals based on the National Bureau of Investigation's (NBI) recommendation regarding alleged anomalies in flood control projects.
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