SA kanyang statement, sinabi ni Navotas City Representative Toby Tiangco na buo ang kanyang suporta sa matapang at kinakailangang hakbang ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. na ilantad at harapin ang mga nakakatakot na anomalya sa flood control programs sa bansa.Ayon kay Tiangco, ang pagbubunyag sa 6,021 projects na nagkakahalaga ng mahigit ₱350 bilyon o higit sa 60% ng kabuuang bilang ng mga proyekto, kulang sa mga pangunahing detalye ng proyekto ay hindi lamang nakakaalarma; ito ay hindi katanggap-tanggap.
Ang higit aniyang nakakabahala ay ang katotohanan na 15 contractor lamang ang nakorner ng 20% ng buong 545 bilyong badyet, na nagdulot ng mga seryosong katanungan tungkol sa pagiging patas, transparency, at potensyal na katiwalian sa pagpapatupad ng proyekto.
“As Representative of Navotas, a city that is below sea level, I know firsthand what’s at stake. Our people endure rising waters, damaged homes, disrupted livelihoods, and threats to health and safety. Every peso wasted or misused on flood control is a betrayal of communities like ours”, ani Cong. Tiangco.
“We cannot and will not allow critical infrastructure to become a playground for inefficiency or worse, corruption”, dagdag niya.
“I fully support the President’s directive to audit and clean up these programs, and I urge all agencies, contractors, and local officials to cooperate without delay. The launch of sumbongsapangulo.ph is a welcome step that empowers citizens to speak out, and I encourage Navoteños to make full use of this tool to report any irregularities they witness”, aniya.
“There must be zero tolerance for abuse of public funds, especially when the lives and safety of our people are on the line. We demand results. We demand accountability. And we demand justice for every community that has been left vulnerable due to incompetence or dishonesty’, dagdag niya
“Let this be the start of real reform—not just in flood control, but in how we serve our people”, sabi pa ni Tiangco. (Richard Mesa)
