Alcantara magtete-testigo laban kay Co sa kaso ng malversation

Si Henry Alcantara, dating district engineer ng DPWH sa Bulacan at ngayon state witness, magtete-testigo sa trial ng malversation case laban kay dating kongresista at ngayon fugitive na si Zaldy Co at 15 iba pa kaugnay ng diumano’y substandard na P289.5 milyong flood control project sa Naujan, Oriental Mindoro.

Sa hearing noong March 19, sinabi ng mga prosecutor sa Sandiganbayan Sixth Division na ipapakita nila si Alcantara bilang prosecution witness sa March 24. Kabilang si Alcantara sa apat na taong nasama sa witness protection program kaugnay ng mga kontrobersyal na flood control cases. Sila ni contractor Sally Santos ng SYMS Construction Trading ay na-drop na bilang respondents sa mga kaso ng anomalous flood control projects pagkatapos maging state witnesses, ayon sa Department of Justice. Inihayag din ng DOJ na tatlong kaso ay inilipat sa dalawang designated special courts sa Quezon City. Si Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla ay umamin na nag-atubili silang mag-file ng charges ngunit ngayon ay desidido silang gamitin ang lahat ng legal avenues upang maibalik si Co sa bansa. Samantala, apat na tax-related cases laban kay private contractor Curlee Discaya II ang isinampa sa Court of Tax Appeals. Ang mga ito ay bahagi ng mga usig kaugnay ng mga proyekto sa flood control.

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Sally Santos, owner of SYMS Construction, testified at the Sandiganbayan on April 8 that she delivered nearly P1.72 billion to former DPWH engineer Brice Hernandez from 42 projects. This occurred during the bail hearing for former senator Bong Revilla and others in a malversation case over a ghost P92.8-million flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan. The court questioned her credibility.

The Sandiganbayan has upheld its denial of bail for nine co-accused of fugitive lawmaker Zaldy Co in the Oriental Mindoro flood control malversation case, rejecting their motion for reconsideration in a 27-page resolution.

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The Department of Justice announced that three flood control cases against SYMS Construction Trading and former DPWH officials have been transferred to Quezon City Regional Trial Court branches. DOJ spokesperson Polo Martinez said the cases were originally filed in Bulacan courts in January and February. Pre-trial hearings are set for April.

Former Ilocos Sur governor Chavit Singson will testify in the Senate Blue Ribbon committee's probe into flood control corruption, Senate President Panfilo Lacson announced. The April 14 hearing could occur much earlier. Singson visited Lacson's office on Monday to express his interest.

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Malacañang has asked the public to wait patiently for the results of investigations into the multibillion-peso flood control controversy, stating that investigators are conducting a thorough job. A government official's statement noted that findings have been submitted to the Ombudsman and Department of Justice. This comes after calls for accountability from the Iglesia ni Cristo regarding corruption allegations.

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