THE LAWMAKERS’ LIES AND WAILS ABOUT THE PORK… “The usual excuse of legislators is that the pork barrel goes straight, not to them, but to the implementing agency, and from there to the individual beneficiaries. Another lie. A legislator chooses the contractor for his/her project. The contractor is supposed to be chosen through public bidding, but this is only for show. The bidders agree among themselves that the lawmaker’s contractor will win the bidding. They will all bid higher than him/her. The contractors take turns in winning. The loser today will be tomorrow’s winner. Contractors kick back to lawmakers 30-50 percent of the budget for each project. They give some more to the engineers who will certify that the work on the project is okay, to the treasurers who will release the checks, and to many more government factotums who handle the red tape. Xxx. What will happen to our projects? the lawmakers wail. There are regional development councils, as well as provincial, city, and municipal councils. Congressmen are members of these councils. They can propose their projects to the councils, which will then endorse them to the proper government agencies such as the DPWH, DepEd, DOH, etc. These councils were created precisely to avoid duplication and wastage of precious money.” Neal H. Cruz, Inquirer, 7/26/13
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 11:54:03 +0000
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