Marcos orders way of life checks amid flood management initiatives probe

President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered way of life checks on all officers amid the investigation into anomalous flood management initiatives.

Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro mentioned this in a briefing on Wednesday.

”Ipinag-utos ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang pagkakaroon ng way of life test sa lahat ng mga opisyal sa gitna ng imbestigasyon patungkol sa maanomalyang flood management initiatives,” Castro mentioned.

(President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered way of life checks amongst all officers amid the investigation into anomalous flood management initiatives.)

”Kasabay nito, binigyang-diin ni Pangulong Marcos Jr. ang tuluy-tuloy na pag-check sa mga information ng DPWH kaugnay sa mga maanomalyang proyekto,” she added. 

(In relation to this, President Marcos Jr. emphasised the [need for] steady checking of DPWH information as regards the anomalous initiatives.)

Castro mentioned the life-style checks would begin among the many officers of the Department of Public Works and Highways.

”Lahat ng might concerned patungkol muna sa flood management initiatives na maanomalya,” Castro mentioned.

(All these concerned within the anomalous flood management initiatives.)

Asked who will lead the life-style checks, Castro mentioned this could rely upon the companies dealing with the places of work. She talked about that the Office of the Ombudsman and the Bureau of Internal Revenue may additionally conduct way of life checks. 

”Sa bawat ahensiya, mayroon naman po na puwedeng magkaroon ng way of life test. Ang Ombudsman puwedeng mag-initiate, ang BIR puwedeng mag-inspect, magkaroon ng way of life test, sa bawat ahensiya na might sakop sa kaniya; DPWH puwede rin po. So iyon po, kung sino po iyong might ahensiya na dapat magkaroon ng pag-lifestyle test, gawin po nila,” she mentioned.

(In each company, somebody can really conduct a life-style test. The Ombudsman can provoke, the BIR can examine, they’ll have a life-style test, in each company overlaying them, the DPWH can test too. So, these have been the companies that may conduct a life-style test.) 

She gave the reassurance that the life-style checks can be unbiased and never partisan.

The President had mentioned that he’s getting ”very offended” with the ghost flood initiatives in Bulacan province. He mentioned circumstances would certainly be filed towards these concerned in corrupt practices in these initiatives. 

Marcos mentioned this as he inspected the failed bolstered concrete riverwall mission in Barangay Piel, Baliuag final week. 

Marcos earlier disclosed that 20% of the whole P545 billion finances of flood management initiatives was awarded to solely 15 contractors. —KG, GMA Integrated News