{"id":274254,"date":"2020-11-06T00:40:49","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T05:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=274254"},"modified":"2020-11-06T00:40:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T05:40:49","slug":"duterte-orders-audit-of-dpwh-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/06\/duterte-orders-audit-of-dpwh-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte orders audit of DPWH projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Matina Enclaves in Davao City on October 26, 2020. JOEY DALUMPINES\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered an audit of projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to determine whether or not there are so-called \u201cghost projects\u201d within the agency.<\/p>\n

In his public address, Duterte said the ghost projects are being used for corrupt practices in the DPWH, noting that such irregularities are \u201cshortchanging\u201d the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best way is to conduct an audit of those projects to determine if they are ghost projects or not, and I think they are plenty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He advised the public officials linked in the supposed anomalous projects to vacate their posts immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the longest time,\u00a0wala masyadong imbestigasyon diyan, pero kayong may kasalanan diyan sa mga gano\u2019n<\/em>, I advise you to resign now (For the longest time, there\u2019s not much investigation about that, but those who have erred, I advise you to resign now),\u201d he said. \u201cResign now\u00a0kasi pagdating ng panahon\u2026 makita ninyo,<\/em>\u00a0you\u2019ll be prosecuted administratively and criminally\u00a0at walang patawaran dito<\/em>\u00a0(Resign now, because when the time comes\u2026 you\u2019ll see [that] you\u2019ll be prosecuted administratively and criminally and there would be no impunity),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte earlier ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to form a task force to investigate allegations of corruption \u201cin the entire government\u201d with a special focus on the DPWH.<\/p>\n

He said the DOJ may also prosecute and file appropriate charges against those involved in anomalies investigated.<\/p>\n

However, he also warned dishonest officials that resigning would not prevent them from facing administrative or criminal charges.<\/p>\n

The mega task force, headed by the DOJ, is composed of the National Bureau of Investigation, Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission, Office of the Special Assistant to the President, National Prosecution Service, and the Anti-Money Laundering Council.<\/p>\n

DOJ will also invite the Commission on Audit, the Civil Service Commission, and the Office of the Ombudsman to work together with the Task Force, with due consideration for their independence as constitutional bodies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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