'Almost All' Senators, 'Except Lacson,' Ask for DPWH Allocations – Witness

'Almost all' senators, 'except Lacson,' ask for DPWH allocations – witness

MANILA, Philippines — “Almost all” senators — except Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson — requested project allocations from former Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan, a state witness told the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Tuesday. The witness was immediately made to clarify that asking for project allocations is not necessarily illegal.  Former Department of Public Works (DPWH) Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo made the revelation as he …

Ex-DPWH exec Bernardo testifies in Bong Revilla's flood control-related malversation case

State witness and former Public Works Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo testified in the malversation trial of former Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. and the latter"s co-accused involving the ghost P92.8 million flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan.