Lawmakers cry foul over inclusion in PACC corruption list, ready to submit to probe
Updated Dec 29, 2020 5:15:00 PM
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 29) Incumbent lawmakers and a former congressman linked by President Rodrigo Duterte to alleged corruption denied the accusations on Tuesday, saying they are ready to face investigations to prove their innocence.
Despite admitting that there is no hard evidence against the lawmakers, Duterte on Monday proceeded to read nine names included in the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission s list of solons being probed for supposed links to anomalous projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways.
Reading from the list, the President said the following lawmakers allegedly received kickbacks and implemented ghost projects, among other issues: Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine Ramirez Sato, Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas, Northern Samar Rep. Paul Daza, Quezon Rep. Angelina Helen Tan
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THE eight lawmakers named by President Rodrigo Duterte late Monday landed on the list of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) allegedly for various anomalies, including ghost projects in Occidental Mindoro and a new road that crumbled in Quezon province.
The President cited the PACC report on alleged corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) when he ticked off the names of the lawmakers and their “misdeeds.”
The report linked Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine Ramirez-Sato to ghost projects in her district, Quezon Rep. Angelina Tan to an anomalous road project, Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas to extortion, Misamis Occidental Rep. Henry Oaminal and Isabela Rep. Alyssa Sheena Tan to corrupt practices, Northern Samar Rep. Paul Daza to demanding kickbacks, and ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Eric Yap to bid rigging.