03/09/2025
BBM ANG MAY BAYAG ISIWALAY AT IMBESTIGAHAN ANG MGA ITO.
Cleaning the Rot from the Roots
During the Senate hearing, Sen. Bato dela Rosa asked Sarah Discaya a simple question: βYung mga flood control projects kailan kayo nag-engage sa DPWH?β
Her reply was direct and telling: βYes po, 2016 onwards po.β
Fast forward to 2025, DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon declared that the review of flood control projects will not just cover those from 2022 onwards but will go back to past administrations, it sent a strong signal: systemic corruption cannot be fixed by surface-level solutions.
Flood control has been a multibillion-peso program for decades, yet communities in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, and Cagayan still drown year after year. The real problem is not just poor planning - itβs the rot of questionable projects, padded contracts, and recycled anomalies that have been allowed to pass through the cracks of governance from one administration to another.
By expanding the audit to projects as far back as 2016 and earlier, Sec. Dizon is saying no stone will be left unturned. This is not about singling out one administration - itβs about addressing a culture of corruption that has bled public funds dry and left Filipinos wading in floods every rainy season.
This kind of institutional memory is whatβs needed to restore public trust. By exposing the ghosts of the past and cleaning house across the board, the government shows that accountability under President Bongbong Marcos is not selective - it is systemic.
When you dig into the roots, not just the branches, thatβs when real change begins. And in the fight against corruption, thatβs exactly what Sec. Vince Dizon has set in motion.
To our dear readers,
Do you agree that Sec. Vince Dizon is right to dig deep into past flood control projects - even those from previous administrations - to FINALLY stop the cycle of corruption?
πΈ CTTO