Hello rappler, meron po kaming flood control project dto sa lugar namin, baka po interested kyo imbestigahan.

Hii can anyone tell me what is the situation right now in Danao?

Proposed Law #120: A Law Imposing a Special Penalty to Those Contractors, Engineers, and Politicians Involved in Ghost and Incomplete Projects

Proposed Penalty for Contractors:
Those contractors involved in ghost and incomplete projects shall have a ten (10) year house arrest.

The penalty of ten (10) years will be lowered to five (5) years when the contractor meets the following conditions:

1. They name all politicians and public officials who have a kickback in their projects.

2. They complete their ghost and incomplete projects.

Once the politicians and public officials are named, they will be required to return their kickback to the contractor within thirty (30) days.

If they fail to return it, they shall have a minimum house arrest of five (5) years. The penalty of five (5) years will be lowered to 2.5 years when the contractor finishes all their ghost and incomplete projects because of their "returned kickback".

The engineers initially involved in the ghost and incomplete projects shall be required to finish the project within a twelve (12) month period.

If they fail to finish it, their PRC license shall be revoked until they finish the project.

In case the initial engineer decides not to work, a new engineer can be hired. There will be no penalty for the new engineer since he’s not involved in the initial anomaly.

Proposed Penalty for Politicians and Public Officials Named by the Contractor:

1. For politicians, they shall be banned from running in any election until their respective projects are completed.

2. For public officials, their salary grade will be minimum wage for those months the projects are not yet completed. Their SG will only return once the ghost and incomplete projects are completed. They can cooperate with the new engineer to complete the project on time.

Goal: To finish all ghost and incomplete projects in twelve (12) months.

For substandard projects, a different proposed penalty will be created, similar to the above-mentioned

A 6.9M National Infrastructure Project using Public fund inside a Villar owned private subdivision.
Exact location is Camella Lessandra subdivision Brgy. Bucandala-4 Imus city, Cavite.

Still a private subdivision not turned over to Lgu.

Proposed Law #121: A Law Opening All Public School Classrooms as Temporary Shelters for Filipinos Living in High-Risk Areas

"It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one, than to have an opportunity and not be prepared." - Whitney Young

The same principle can be applied in natural calamities:

"It is better to be prepared for the worst-case scenario and not have one, than to be in a worst-case scenario and not be prepared."

Important Provisions:
All Filipinos living in high-risk areas may stay in public school classrooms at least one day before and after a natural calamity such as a typhoon.

High-risk areas include:

1. Areas near rivers or bodies of water

2. Mountainous areas or at the foot of mountains

3. Areas that were once rivers or bodies of water

Requirements:
Each classroom must have two accountable persons. One public official and one head of a family.

Proper documentation is required.
Both must take a picture and/or video of the classroom before the family stays there to ensure accountability.

The public official shall be the sole keeper of the classroom key, and one official may be in charge of up to 20 classrooms.

I understand that some cities and municipalities already have designated evacuation centers.

However, many areas still lack such facilities.

Cebu could have reduced the number of casualties: 188 deaths and 135 missing, if the government had opened existing public infrastructures as temporary shelters.

Additional Provisions:

1. All public vehicles, including those of different local departments, shall be used to transport families from high-risk areas to public schools.

All private buses can also be used as vehicle.

The fuel costs shall be charged to the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (LDRRM) budget.

2. The Reserve Armed Forces of the Philippines shall assist in transporting families, especially those in remote or mountainous areas.

Have we had the chance to investigate the Anglees Construction firm Northern Builders of Tarlac? They are the number 1 contractor from PNOY’s time up until Duterte’s administration. They are also allied with BBM. These individuals are politicians who are contractors as well, @Dwight de Leon - Rappler. Can we look into this?

Hello @Max ! Last September, our reporter Lian Buan published an article on two Tarlac representatives linked to construction companies, including Northern Builders. You can read it here: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/tarlac-representatives-angeles-rivera-billions-dpwh-contracts/

We also regularly update our Policontractors map, which tracks public officials with financial interests in companies that win government contracts. Check it out here: https://rplr.co/PolitiContractors

If you have specific concerns you’d like us to look into, you can submit a report either through this chat room or via this form: https://rplr.co/InvestigateThis. Thank you for staying engaged on this issue!

Has there been an investigation on QM Builders since he appeared in the Senate?

I want to know what rappler has come up with since this character appeared on tv. A lot of projects under the Quirante name which is the middle name of the Congressman of the lone district of Lapu-Lapu