MANILA, Philippines – Nanawagan ang isang malaking labor groups sa Kamara at Senado na itigil na ang isinasagawa nitong Senate at House inquiry ukol sa anomalya sa flood control projects at hayaan na ang independent at impartial body ang magsagawa ng may kredibilidad na imbestigasyon.
Sa isang liham sa Kamara, sinabi ng Philippine Trade and General Workers Organization (PTWGO), ang pinakamalaking federation ng labor unions and organizations, na panahon na para tumbukin ang may mga kasalanan sa flood control at agad na panagutin.
“Considering that during the congressional hearings of both houses, its very own members were implicated, PTGWO calls on the Senate and House of Representatives to stop their investigations. This is especially since it appears that it cannot investigate its own members. It is likewise to avoid public perception, as is happening now, that their investigation is biased and meant solely to protect their fellow lawmakers and not for enacting laws to prevent corruption.” Pahayag ni PTGWO national President Atty. Arnel Dolendo.
Hindi na umano dapat patagalin pa ang imbestigasyon sa pamamagitan ng mga isinasagawang “in aid of legislation inquiry” ng Kamara at Senado.
“We are demanding an immediate, impartial, transparent, thorough investigation and swift determination of culpability and filing of appropriate criminal cases against elective and appointive public officials already named by the contractors and employees of the DPWH” ayon sa PTWGO.
Pinuri ng grupo si Pangulong Bongbong Marcos sa aksyon nitong bumuo ng Independent Commission for Infrastracture(ICI) gayunpaman nanawagan ito na agad nang simulan ang trabaho nito upang mapanagot ang mga sindikatong nasa likod ng pagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan.
“The trust and patience of the betrayed and suffering public is fading at a fast pace. We therefore call on the government act fast before the public trust and patience is completely gone. Investigation must be nationwide, not focused solely on certain regions to avoid public perception that the investigation is politically motivated.” Paliwanag ni Dolendo.
Samantala, inirekomenda din ng grupoi na bumuo ang Department of Justice (DOJ) ng isang Special Prosecuting Team na kinabibilangan ng mga senior prosecutors upang mapabilis ang pagsasampa ng kaso.
Inirekomenda ng grupo na unahing patawan ng kaso ang mga sangkot sa ghost projects at isunud na imbestigahan at patawan ng kaso ang mga sangkot naman sa “unfinished and substandard” na proyekto.
“There is no reason for any delay or inaction. These people unashamedly betrayed the public’s trust and committed grave and heinous offenses against the Filipino people. We demand immediate charges and the swift prosecution and conviction of these individuals” pagtatapos pa ng grupo. /Gail Mendoza
