MANILA, Philippines – Pinaboran at sinuportahan ni ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio ang desisyon ng Sandiganbayan na hini dapat alisin si dating DPWH Sec. Manuel Bonoan sa mga akusado ng anomalya sa flood control.
“Dapat lang! Former Secretary Bonoan is not a mere bystander or an innocent bystander in this monumental theft of public funds. He is one of the top officials who orchestrated and implemented the flood control scam that defrauded the Filipino people of billions of pesos,” giit ng mambabatas.
Sinabi pa ni Tinio na si Bonoan ay isa sa mga opisyal na maaaring magsalaysay sa posibleng kaugnayan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. sa nabanggit na anomalya bilang dating kalihim ng DPWH.
“Furthermore, Bonoan is one of a few officials who can detail the involvement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in this scam. As the former DPWH Secretary, he had direct knowledge of how flood control budgets were allocated, disbursed, and diverted. His testimony is crucial in establishing the chain of command that leads all the way to the highest office of the land.”
“Ito ang esensya ng lahat ng sangkot dapat managot,” dagdag pa ng kongresista.
Binigyang diin pa ni Tinio na hindi marapat na maligtasan ng mga masterminds ang ganitong kalawak na anomalya dahil may karapatan ang mga Pilipino na mapanagot ang lahat ng nasasangkot dito.
“We cannot allow the masterminds of this grand theft to escape accountability by turning into state witnesses. The Filipino people deserve nothing less than the full prosecution of all those involved, from the former Speaker to the former DPWH Secretary, and most importantly, to the President himself if evidence so warrants,” ayon pa rin kay Tinio. Meliza Maluntag
