Mayors to review 10 years of DPWH flood projects

A coalition of mayors has pledged to help the country's independent probe body build cases against anomalous infrastructure projects by auditing 10 years' worth of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) contracts in their cities and opening a "whistleblower hotline.

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The partnership was formalized Tuesday, September 23, after the Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG) — represented by Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte — signed a memorandum of understanding with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure.

Mayors to submit records, conduct inspections

Belmonte said member-mayors of M4GG have already been asked to comb through projects carried out by the DPWH in their areas since 2015.

Findings will be submitted to the commission, which was set up earlier this month to investigate corruption in public works, especially flood control projects.

“We promise to assist the ICI in our goal to solve the problems of corruption in our cities, especially in flood control projects, but not limited to flood control projects,” Belmonte said in mixed English and Filipino during the signing.