Sara Duterte on PH Flood Control Projects Issue: “Ayokong magbigay ng libreng payo”

Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Asked about Controversial PH Flood Control Projects Issue

SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President admitted she does not want to give a free advice on the flood control projects issue in the Philippines.

The Department of Public Works and Highways, more popularly called DPWH, was heavily-blamed amid the surfacing of the anomalous flood control projects in the Philippines. Pres. Bongbong Marcos was left hugely disappointed and angry over the situation.

In Bulacan, Pres. Bongbong Marcos was left angry by the over P55-million ‘ghost’ “fully-paid” Riverwall project. The Chief Executive personally went to the area to check on the structure he found nothing there.

Aside from the said structure, Marcos Jr. was also disappointed by another flood control project in the same province which was left incomplete and made with “substandard” materials. He even called out St. Timothy Construction, the contractor of the said project to explain.

St. Timothy was one of the 15 contractors flagged by Pres. Bongbong Marcos in a press conference. According to him, 20% of the P545-billion spent by the government for the flood control projects were awarded to the following contractors:

1. Legacy Construction Corporation
2. Alpha & Omega Gen. Contractor & Development Corp.
3. St. Timothy Construction Corporation
4. QM Builders
5. EGB Construction Corporation
6. Topnotch Catalyst Builders Inc.
7. Centerways Construction and Development Inc.
8. Sunwest, Inc.
9. Hi-Tone Construction & Development Corp.
10. Triple 8 Construction & Supply, Inc.
11. Royal Crown Monarch Construction & Supplies Corp.
12. Wawao Builders
13. MG Samidan Construction
14. L.R. Tiqui Builders, Inc.
15. Road Edge Trading & Development Services

Amid the flood control projects issue in the Philippines, the investigation found that Bulacan has the most flood control projects in the country. Here are the 20 provinces across the nation with the most flood control projects.

1. Bulacan – 668
2. Cebu – 414
3. Isabela – 337
4. Pangasinan – 313
5. Pampanga – 293
6. Albay – 273
7. Leyte – 262
8. Tarlac – 258
9. Camarines Sur – 250
10. Ilocos Norte – 224
11. Negros Occidental -208
12. Cavite – 192
13. Batangas – 189
14. Misamis Oriental – 181
15. Davao Del Sur – 180
16. Iloilo – 168
17. Rizal – 167
18. Cagayan – 167
19. La Union – 166
20. Nueva Ecija – 163

Amid the issue over the anomalous flood control projects in the Philippines, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte is in The Hague, Netherlands. The Duterte siblings recently visited former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte inside the detention facility of the ICC or the International Criminal Court. She was asked about the issue.

Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, based on a report of GMA News, was asked if she has a proposed solution to the issue of the flood control projects in the Philippines. However, the Vice President refused to give a free advice.

“Ayokong magbigay ng libreng payo. Panoorin na lang natin sila sa circus nila. Panoorin na lang natin sila sa kanilang sarswela,” Duterte said.

Aside from the Vice President, acting Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte was also asked about the flood control projects issue in the Philippines.