{"id":2869,"date":"2025-09-25T17:18:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roadnews.net\/?p=2869"},"modified":"2025-09-25T17:18:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:18:30","slug":"chiz-pumalag-sa-paratang-ni-usec-bernardo-sa-flood-control-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roadnews.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/chiz-pumalag-sa-paratang-ni-usec-bernardo-sa-flood-control-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiz Pumalag Sa Paratang Ni Usec Bernardo Sa Flood Control Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ni Ernie Reyes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mahigpit na pinabulaanan ni Senador Francis \u201cChiz\u201d Escudero ang paratang ni dating Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo sa pagkakasangkot sa multi-billion flood control projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sa pahayag, sinabi ni Escudero na wala siyang nalalaman sa anumang akusasyon ni Bernardo dahil mismo ang dating opisyal ng DPWH ang nagsasabing \u201cwala itong direktang kontak\u201d sa mambabatas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI vehemently deny the malicious allegations and innuendos made by former DPWH Usec. Roberto Bernardo in today\u2019s Senate Blue Ribbon Committee,\u201d ayon kay Escudero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sa kanyang testimonya sa Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, idinawit ni Bernardo si Escudero dahil nakatanggap umano ang dating Senate chief ng halagang P160 milyon sa ilang flood control projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ayon kay Bernardo na isang Maynard Ngu, kinilala nito bilang close friend at campaign contributor ni Escudero, na tumanggap ngp160 milyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIto po ay 20 percent ng PHP800-million na allocation sa Valenzuela at Marinduque projects,\u201d aniya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pero, ayon kay Escudero, walang direktang pahayag si Bernardo na mayroon siyang personal na kontak o direktang nakikipag-ugnayan sa kanya kaya\u2019t lahat ng paratang nito ay pawang kasinungalingan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy his own admission, he never had any contact with me directly regarding this matter\u2014and I will prove that he is lying about my alleged involvement,\u201d ani Escudero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt seems like there is a well-orchestrated plan to attack the Senate and its members to destroy and discredit the institution and to divert the public\u2019s attention from the real perpetrators,\u201d dagdag pa niya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kinuwestiyon din ni Escudero ang isyu na palaging senador ang itinuturo ng mga saksi hinggil sa flood control anomalies pero hindi binabanggit ang ilang sangkot na kongresista sa anomalya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPuro talaga senador ang tinuturo?! Nasaan si Zaldy Co? Nasaan na si Rep. Martin Romualdez sa lahat ng ito?!Nasaan ang mga kasabwat nya?! Kung babasehan natin ang testimonya ni Usec. Bernardo, wala sila lahat kasalanan o kinalaman dito. Di naman ata ito kapani-paniwala,\u201d ani Escudero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aniya, \u201csobra naman nang paglilihis at paglayo nila sa tunay na salarin ang sarswelang ito!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaging ganun pa man, haharapin at lalabanan ko ito at maghahain ng karampatang demanda laban kay Usec. Bernardo sa mga binitiwan nyang walang saysay at basehan na paratang,\u201d ayon kay Escudero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinab ni Escudero na sa loob ng 27 taong sa public service, hindi siya nasangkot sa anumang uri ng anomalya o corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat record speaks for itself. I believe that when all the facts are revealed, my name and my service will remain untarnished,\u201d ayon kay Escudero. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ernie Reyes nag-uulat para sa RoadNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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