The Division of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) denied Secretary Vivencio B. Dizon made funds insertions for flood keep watch over initiatives, brushing aside a Batangas Rep. Leandro Antonio L. Leviste’s declare as “baseless and malicious.”
“The BCDA (Bases Conversion and Building Authority), which Secretary [Vivencio B.] Dizon previously headed, has already issued a transparent remark that it has no flood keep watch over initiatives which can be funded thru funds insertions, ‘allocable finances’,” the dept mentioned in a remark on Tuesday.
In a separate remark, BCDA mentioned it has no flood keep watch over initiatives funded thru funds insertions or any discretionary supply.
“No such finances exist inside of BCDA initiatives or its authority. Claims on the contrary are unsupported by way of proof and false,” it mentioned, noting that each one its initiatives had been funded simplest thru licensed govt systems.
Its data are totally whole, traceable, and auditable, making sure that mission investment, approvals, procurement, and disbursements stay open to oversight establishments, the BCDA added.
“BCDA enforces 0 tolerance for corruption thru strict compliance with the regulation, multi-layered criminal and audit overview, standardized frameworks that restrict discretion, and shut coordination with oversight our bodies, and welcomes fact-based overview and investigation,” it mentioned.
The DPWH and BCDA issued the remark after Mr. Leviste accused Mr. Dizon of creating funds insertions for flood keep watch over initiatives underneath BCDA.
“The timing of Mr. Leviste’s allegations additionally raises suspicion after reviews of a few DPWH personnel surfaced, accusing the lawmaker of forcefully and illegally getting recordsdata from the overdue Undersecretary Catalina E. Cabral,” DPWH mentioned.
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In reaction, Mr. Leviste requested the companies investigating the scandal to probe Mr. Dizon’s connections with contractors, specifically the Lourel Building Company, which was once sub-contracted for the P11.5-billion New Clark Town Mission.
“I’m hoping that Sec. Vince will forgive me for this, however I simply want to reply to his remark that there is not any foundation to BCDA having had a flood keep watch over mission,” Mr. Leviste mentioned in a remark, shared on his reputable Fb web page on Tuesday.
He mentioned the sub-contractor for the mission, flagged by way of the Fee on Audit for failing to go through public bidding, was once an organization that belonged to the circle of relatives of a Birthday celebration-list consultant who’s these days being investigated by way of the DPWH.
Mr. Leviste additionally famous the mentioned lawmaker, who has but to stand a criticism, allegedly met with Mr. Dizon in New Clark Town when he was once nonetheless the Transportation secretary. The assembly was once set by way of a Public Works undersecretary.
“I don’t wish to draw any conclusions, however I believe the general public merits to understand what the dealings of flood keep watch over investigators are with any of the folks they’re these days investigating,” Mr. Leviste mentioned.
Mr. Leviste additionally mentioned he gained knowledge from DPWH whistleblowers involving the company’s new management and the 2026 nationwide funds. — Ashley Erika O. Jose
