Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson suggests that it is more apt to ask "who is not guilty of corruption" rather than "who is guilty" given the extensive corruption in the government's infrastructure programs.
Lacson and his staff reviewed classified documents from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which he previously identified as having systemic anomalies in substandard and ghost flood control projects.
The review encompassed documents related to various projects, including flood control and farm-to-market roads.
According to Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon, initial findings indicate that 421 out of approximately 8,000 inspected flood control projects were ghost projects.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian also revealed that over P10 billion worth of farm-to-market roads budgeted for 2023 and 2024 are significantly overpriced.
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