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🚨₱332 Billion Later: The Price of Falling on Deaf Ears I wrote about this before; but now, there is a video from 7 years ago about House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr’s expose. This whole mess went down during the Duterte administration, but the warnings completely fell on deaf ears. Despite the massive red flags brought to light by Andaya Jr., the Duterte admin did nothing and the issue was swept under the rug. 1. Andaya exposed that ₱75 billion was secretly added to the 2019 DPWH budget. A DPWH official testified under oath that this money did not come from their agency; it only appeared after the budget went through the DBM. 2. Out of that insertion, ₱14.5 billion went to flood control. In total, the government allocated a staggering ₱332 billion for flood defenses in just three years (2017 to 2019). Yet, heavily hit flood-prone areas continued to suffer. 3. While areas devastated by Typhoon Usman received virtually no help, over ₱385 million was funneled into six specific flood and drainage projects in Casiguran, Sorsogon — the hometown of the politically powerful Hamor family. ✳️ The Casiguran breakdown: Himaoyon Flood Control (₱75M) Lungib Seawall (₱80M) Somal-ot Seawall (₱100M) Cagpagol River Control (₱45M) Suji River Control (₱25M) Poblacion Drainage System (₱60M). 4. The main contractor landing these deals was Aremar Construction Corporation. Corporate records revealed a massive conflict of interest: one of Aremar’s main incorporators was married to the daughter of then-DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno. 5. To bypass scrutiny, a firm called C.T. Leoncio Construction allegedly acted as a conduit. They won around ₱2 billion in Bicol infrastructure projects but secretly passed the actual work and profits over to Aremar. 6. Andaya produced actual deposit slips proving that over ₱70 million (including a single transfer exceeding ₱11.4 million) was moved directly into Aremar's bank accounts, which major anti-money laundering questions for the banks involved. 🔸What happened to Andaya after: Following this intense expose, Andaya faced heavy political backlash and survived multiple assassination attempts, including separate incidents where his vehicle was shot at in 2018 and 2021. Tragically, before his findings could ever lead to any real accountability, he was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head at his residence in June 2022. 🔸Where it stands today: Because everything fell on deaf ears back then, absolutely nothing happened. No final court ruling ever established criminal liability, and those accused denied any wrongdoing. But the core question remains: if the government spent ₱332 billion back then, why are Filipinos still drowning in floods today? Video source: https://t.co/ivVh4xrNs7