The admission of Mejorada, who was also slammed during the hearing for using Wikipedia information as source, prompted calls to stop the probe. OsmeÃąa, however, said 3 issues still need to be looked into. 1. Why was there no bidding for the architectural design of the Iloilo Convention Center? 2. When was value engineering introduced? 3. Was Megaworlds lot donation beneficial to government? Answers to OsmeÃąas questions: 1. There was no bidding for the archtectural design because In accepting the lot donation, the Department of Tourism (DOT) agreed to a pre-condition that the ICC will follow the architectural design provided by the Megaworld so it is consistent with the overall design of its complex. The design of architectural firm WV Coscolluela was also a donation. 2. The DOTs budget was not enough to build the design of WV Coscolluela.... Adjustments were made to the structure after value engineering, which had to be approved by the architectural firm. So I guess the answer is: after the DOT found out it could not afford the project as originally designed the DOT looked to cut costs through value engineering. 3. The answers to the last question depends on where you sit. For Iloilo that wanted a magnet for tourism the donation of a property for a convention center was beneficial. For the national government, saving on the costs of buying a property for a convention center within an area that is being master-planned as a commercial and tourist hub, it is beneficial. For makers of hemorrhoid creams who dream of having their product used by 100M butts, pain in the ass trapos like Serge OsmeÃąa are a blessing. So who loses? Binay would also welcome a continuance of the probe instigated by a whistleblower who admitted he had no evidence to prove any shenanigans. rappler/nation/75255-iloilo-building-probe-continue-osmena?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral
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