PCIJ Cites Campaign Finance Records of Pres. Bongbong Marcos in 2022 Elections
BONGBONG MARCOS – The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) asserts that the President has allegedly received campaign donations from public works contractors in 2022.
A few weeks after his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) wherein he chided corrupt officials of the government, Pres. Marcos held a press conference wherein he spoke about the country’s problems about its flood control projects. Despite that billions were spent on the flood control deals, several areas in the country remain flooded when heavy rains hit.
During the press con, Marcos Jr. revealed that more than P500 billion already was spent by the government on flood control projects from July 2022 to May 2025. He also flagged 15 contractors for getting around P100 billion from the said total spending on government flood control deals:
- Legacy Construction Corporation
- Alpha & Omega Gen. Contractor & Development Corp.
- St. Timothy Construction Corporation
- QM Builders
- EGB Construction Corporation
- Topnotch Catalyst Builders Inc.
- Centerways Construction and Development Inc.
- Sunwest, Inc.
- Hi-Tone Construction & Development Corp.
- Triple 8 Construction & Supply, Inc.
- Royal Crown Monarch Construction & Supplies Corp.
- Wawao Builders
- MG Samidan Construction
- L.R. Tiqui Builders, Inc.
- Road Edge Trading & Development Services
Following the revelations of the President, then-Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero admitted to receiving a P30-million campaign donation from one of the contractors that Marcos Jr. cited. According to him, the contractor is his long-time friend who is also from Sorsogon.
The contractor who is tied with the Centerways Construction claimed that he allegedly used his personal money was donation to Escudero. Amid the flood control mess in the country that dragged his name, Escudero was ousted from his position in the Senate.
Now-Senate Pres. Tito Sotto replaced former Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero amid the flood control corruption issue in the country now. Countless Filipinos were disappointed by the discovery of several ‘ghost’ and substandard flood control projects funded by the government.
According to Marcos Jr., he wants the contractors to complete the flood control projects using their money with quality materials. Amid the issue, the Commission on Elections clarified that the rules do not allow campaign donation for candidates from contractors with existing contracts with the government.
However, recently, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) asserted that Pres. Bongbong Marcos himself allegedly received campaign donation from contractors. Based on a report on PhilStar, the PCIJ cited the campaign finance records that was submitted to Comelec.
Based on the report, the owner of the Rudhil Construction & Enterprises Inc. which is based in Zamboanga del Sur, Rodulfo Hilot Jr., allegedly donated P20 million for the campaign of now-Pres. Bongbong Marcos.
Cebu-based construction firm Quirante Construction Corp.’s owner, Jonathan Quirante, also reportedly donated P1 million to the campaign of Marcos Jr. Comelec previously confirmed that it is investigating the contractors who have donated to the candidates.
Amid the issue, the President ordered the creation of the Independent Commission on Infrastructure or ICI. According to Pres. Bongbong Marcos, not even his cousin, Leyte Congressman Martin Romualdez, and his allies will be spared from the flood control probe.