Pinag Aagawan P3-M na Pinagtatapon ni DPWH Reg. Director

By MORTZ C. ORTIGOZA

Matibay si Department of Public Works and Highway Region-1 Director: P2 to P3 million ang pinagtatapon sa ere para pag agawan ng party goers.

Dapat kasamang pa imbestigahan sa Ombudsman ang mga District Engineers (D.E) ng DPWH sa Pangasinan dahil madami mga sub standard na kalsada. Ilang taon palang nag pupulbos na iyong iba bitak bitak na anak ng bakang dalaga!

Masyadong malaki ang cut o S.OP ng mga Tongressmen kasabwat sila D.E kaya iyong hinayupak na kontraktor kulang na lang lagyan ng kawayan na bituka ang loob ng kalsada para kumita rin pambuhay sa pamilya at mga kabit nila na na sa bukod maganda at mga bata pa may mga bagong bahay na may mga S.U.Vs pa.

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Naalala ko dati iyong dalawang media men na pumasyal sa opisina ng Regional Director ng DPWH sa San Fernando City, La Union mga ilang dekada na ang dumaan.

Wide eyed iyong bagitong reporter na napabulatlat ng binuksan ni Director ang attache' case niya at kanyang daklutin ang isang bundle na salapi at ibigay kena media men.

"Andami niyong pera director, bundat na bundat ang attache case niyo? Tanong ng bagitong manunulat at wet- behind- the- ear broadcaster.

"Oo iho, madami talaga ang pera dito sa opisina kasi may pagawaan kami ng pera dito sa loob," pabirong sumagot si director na bundat din ang tiyan sa sarap ng kinakain sa tahanan at sa mga social functions salamat sa mga S.O.P na bigay ng mga contractors na gumagawa ng mga government projects na P50 million above ang presyo para sa apat na probinsiya ng rehiyon.

Ika noong media man, na ngayon ay beterano na sa kaiikot sa mga pulitiko, paniwala talaga siya na may Xerox (Photo copy machine) ang DPWH Regional Office kasi punong puno ang mala maletang bag ni Director ng pera na basta na lang niyang dinaklot ang isang bundle para paghatian nila ng kasama niyang reporter na nagsusulat sa national newspapers.

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Ito pala ang issue kay DPWH Regional Director Ronnel Tan na pinasabog ng Philippine Daily Inquirer kamakailan lang:

A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional director is facing various complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman for his alleged lavish lifestyle, including an incident where he was accused of tossing money during a party.

Quezon province councilor Arkie Manuel Yulde on Thursday filed both administrative and criminal complaints on Tuesday against DPWH Region 1 director Ronnel Tan after party guests said he threw money — about P2 to 3 million — for the people to fight over.

Yulde said this violated sections of Republic Act No. 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees — specifically Section 4, which states that public officials and their families must live modest lives.

The party was supposedly celebrated by Tan and his wife, Quezon 4th District Rep. Helen Tan, at their residence in the district. At least two town mayors from Quezon were present, according to Yulde — Mayors Webster Lerargo of Gumaca and Ferdinand Mesa of Alabat.

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 A mayor-contractor in the province told this columnist that S.O.P varies.

He said in some congressional districts in the province some solons ask as high as 20% cut from the contractor of the project.

“Ang bigayan po namin sa district na pinangalingan ko, pag horizontal gaya ng highway 20% sa opisyal, pag vertical gaya ng DepEd buildings at iba pa 15%.”.

An incumbent mayor was surprised because customarily the bribe for a congressman in his district was  7% only.
“Mataas ang vertical ninyo, dito sa amin 7% lang kasi maliit lang ang kita diyan sa buildings,” the mayor told him.

The source said that a contractor gives 5% to the District Engineer of the DPWH who divides it among himself and his officials.

“Unlike in Mindanao where they give 7% to the D.E, here in Luzon we only give 5%”.

The two losing bidders who participated in the Moro-Moro are given two to three percent of the worth of project to divide between them to placate them for not winning the bid and for conspiring at the expense of the government.

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