Contractors Sarah and Curlee Discaya on Monday disclosed the names of several congressmen, their staff, and officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways who are allegedly involved in corruption in the country’s flood control projects.
The congressmen mentioned by the Discaya couple were:
Pasig City Rep Roman Romulo
Uswag Ilonggo Partylist Rep. Jojo Ang
Quezon City Rep. Patrick Michael Vargas
Quezon City Rep. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Aitayde
Agap Partylist Rep. Nicanor “Nikki” Briones
Marikina Rep. Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro
San Jose del Monte, Bulacan Rep. Florida Robes
Romblon Rep. Eleandro Jesus Madrona
Rep. Benjamin “Benjie” Agarao, Jr.
An-waray Partylist Rep. Florencio Gabriel Bem Noel
Occidental Mindoro Rep. Leody “Ode” Tarriela
Quezon City Rep. Reynante “Reynan” Arogancia
Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo
Aklan Rep. Teodorico “Teodoro” Haresco
Zamboanga Sibugay Rep. Antonieta Yudela
Caloocan City Rep. Dean Asistio
Quezon City Rep. Marivic Co Pillar.
Former Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas of the Philippines Undersecretary Terrence Calatrava was also mentioned.
Curlee Discaya said that staff of some politicians also asked to meet them to ask for a percentage in exchange for the projects awarded to them.
Meanwhile, the DPWH officials allegedly involved were:
Regional Director Virgilio Eduarte of DPWH Region V
Director Ramon Arriola III of Unified Project Management Offices
District Engineer Henry Alcantara of DPWH Bulacan 1st District
Undersecretary Robert Bernardo
District Engineer Aristotle Ramos of DPWH Metro Manila 1st District
District Engineer Edgardo Pingol of DPWH Bulcana Sub-Deo
District Engineer Michael Rosaria of DPWH Quezon 2nd DEO
“Karamihan sa mga kawani ng DPWH na nabanggit sa itaas ay paulit-ulit na binabanggit ang delivery ng pera ay para kay Zaldy Co, na dapat ay at least 25%,” Curlee Discaya said.
(Most of the DPWH staff mentioned above repeatedly mentioned that the money delivery was for Zaldy Co, which should be at least 25%.)
“Si Cong. Marvin Rillo naman ay ilang beses binabanggit ang pangalan ni Speaker Martin Romualdez bilang kanyang malapit na kaibigan,” he added.
(Cong. Marvin Rillo, on the other hand, mentioned the name of Speaker Martin Romualdez several times as his close friend.)
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