Lacson: P1T for flood control possibly lost to corruption

Sen. Panfilo Lacson raised alarm yesterday over the possibility that as much as half of the nearly P2 trillion allocated to the Department of Public Works and Highways for flood control projects may have been lost to corruption.

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In an interview over dzBB, Lacson questioned the effectiveness of the government's long-standing flood mitigation efforts, calling for a full review of planning, preparation and implementation systems.

"Climate change has been tagged as a factor in the flooding problem, but it has become a convenient excuse for some. We need to see where we can improve in terms of preparation, planning and implementation. We also cannot discount that of the P2 trillion in allocations, P1 trillion may have ended up in some people's pockets," he told dzBB.