NANINIWALA si Senador Panfilo Lacson na nagsisimula ang korapsiyon sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa pagtatalaga ng district engineer sa impluwensiya ng district representative sa mababang kapulungan.
Sa pahayag, sinabi ni Lacson na may full authority ang DPWH sa pagtatalaga ng tauhan sa kanyang departamento kabilang ang district engineers maliban na lamang kung ibinigay niya ito sa regional director o hinarang ng Palasyo ang assignment sa ilang okasyon.
“We also know that district representatives almost always use their influence in having their “favorite” district engineers assigned to their districts for a very obvious purpose: to have full control in the implementation of their “pet projects” funded by their insertions in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA),” ayon kay Lacson.
Pero ang tanong ni Lacson: “Can the DPWH Secretary stand up to the pressure exerted on him by the congressmen?”
“As we already know, the answer is obviously no. And no matter how the secretary denies it, nobody is ready to believe him. We also know that it is the root cause of corruption,” anang mambabatas.
Sinabi ni Lacson na anomang bagay na hinaluan ng pulitika sa ating bansa, nanganganak ng korapsiyon.
Ayon kay Lacson, kailangan lang maglakbay sa buong bansa at makikita at mararanasan araw-araw ang lahat ng uri ng sira-sira at substandard na kalsada, tulay at iba pang imprastraktura.
“The national budget is the most violated, if not the most abused law of the land. The abominable part is, the violators are lawmakers and those tasked to implement the GAA,” anang mambabatas.
“That is why we are so screwed up as a country for as long as we remember politicians,” dagdag ni Lacson. (ESTONG REYES)
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