Daang Matuwid Update XXIV: Pnoy cancelled flood control projects in Central Luzon.

[GreenPeas]

Aquino slammed for axing 2010 flood control projects
by Christine F. Herrera

Canceled rehabilitation work could have spared Bulacan and other typhoon-devastated areas from damage from Pedring and Quiel, opposition lawmaker says

THE opposition tore into President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday for canceling P1.9 billion in Japanese-funded flood-control projects in 2010 that could have reduced the typhoon damage suffered by Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Pampanga, Pangasinan and his own home province of Tarlac.

“Had the flood control projects not been capriciously canceled on the sole fact that they were initiated by the previous administration, then the recent flooding could have been prevented or mitigated,” House Deputy Minority Leader Danilo Suarez said.

He demanded in a resolution that the House investigate the cancellation of the projects in the areas hardest hit by typhoons Pedring and Quiel.

Of the P1.9-billion financing, P934.1 million was earmarked to prevent or ease the impact of floods in Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Tarlac, Pampanga and Pangasinan, and in the provinces hosting dams.

In 2009, shortly after the onslaught of Tropical Storm Ondoy and Typhoon Peping, the Arroyo administration negotiated a loan with the Japan International Cooperation Agency to rehabilitate the flood-control facilities in the affected provinces.

“The Aquino administration said the P1.9- billion loan contract was expensive,” Suarez said.

“So it canceled the projects without even considering the impact of its decision.”

Suarez said the P1.9 billion that the government would have spent paled in comparison to the estimated P9.5 billion in damage to agriculture and infrastructure caused by the two latest typhoons.

The typhoon-stricken areas that the President visited on Wednesday, including his home province Tarlac, were the same areas where he had canceled flood-control projects, Suarez said.

He said Moncada and Bamban in Tarlac were supposed to get P32 million for flood control, while Hagonoy and Calumpit in Bulacan were supposed to receive P41 million. San Jose del Monte, also in Bulacan, where the President spent three minutes in an evacuation center, was supposed to receive P9 million.

Pangasinan, site of the San Roque Dam, was allocated P319.4 million with Asingan getting P91.4 million and San Manuel P228 million.

Some P198 million was allocated for Pampanga, with Arayat getting P77 million; Candaba, P78 million; Floridablanca, P27 million; and Guagua and Lubao, P16 million.

Nueva Vizcaya was allocated P96 million, with P68.6 million earmarked for Bambang and Kapaya and Dupax getting P27.4 million.

Nueva Ecija was supposed to receive P37 million, Aliaga P18 million, and Bungabon and San Leonardo P19 million.

Zambales was alloted P61.5 million, with San Felipe and Iba getting P42.5 million and San Marcelino P19 million.

The other provinces hit by Ondoy and Peping in 2009, such as the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan and Batangas, also were covered by the flood-control projects that Mr. Aquino canceled.

[imanhorn]

I love you Greenpeas, you're like the angel versus the devil who keeps on posting propaganda news articles spun by the Macboys of pnoy.

[Papichulo169]

Aquino slammed for axing 2010 flood control projects
by Christine F. Herrera

Canceled rehabilitation work could have spared Bulacan and other typhoon-devastated areas from damage from Pedring and Quiel, opposition lawmaker says

THE opposition tore into President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday for canceling P1.9 billion in Japanese-funded flood-control projects in 2010 that could have reduced the typhoon damage suffered by Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Pampanga, Pangasinan and his own home province of Tarlac.

“Had the flood control projects not been capriciously canceled on the sole fact that they were initiated by the previous administration, then the recent flooding could have been prevented or mitigated,” House Deputy Minority Leader Danilo Suarez said.

He demanded in a resolution that the House investigate the cancellation of the projects in the areas hardest hit by typhoons Pedring and Quiel.

Of the P1.9-billion financing, P934.1 million was earmarked to prevent or ease the impact of floods in Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Tarlac, Pampanga and Pangasinan, and in the provinces hosting dams.

In 2009, shortly after the onslaught of Tropical Storm Ondoy and Typhoon Peping, the Arroyo administration negotiated a loan with the Japan International Cooperation Agency to rehabilitate the flood-control facilities in the affected provinces.

“The Aquino administration said the P1.9- billion loan contract was expensive,” Suarez said.

“So it canceled the projects without even considering the impact of its decision.”

Suarez said the P1.9 billion that the government would have spent paled in comparison to the estimated P9.5 billion in damage to agriculture and infrastructure caused by the two latest typhoons.

The typhoon-stricken areas that the President visited on Wednesday, including his home province Tarlac, were the same areas where he had canceled flood-control projects, Suarez said.

He said Moncada and Bamban in Tarlac were supposed to get P32 million for flood control, while Hagonoy and Calumpit in Bulacan were supposed to receive P41 million. San Jose del Monte, also in Bulacan, where the President spent three minutes in an evacuation center, was supposed to receive P9 million.

Pangasinan, site of the San Roque Dam, was allocated P319.4 million with Asingan getting P91.4 million and San Manuel P228 million.

Some P198 million was allocated for Pampanga, with Arayat getting P77 million; Candaba, P78 million; Floridablanca, P27 million; and Guagua and Lubao, P16 million.

Nueva Vizcaya was allocated P96 million, with P68.6 million earmarked for Bambang and Kapaya and Dupax getting P27.4 million.

Nueva Ecija was supposed to receive P37 million, Aliaga P18 million, and Bungabon and San Leonardo P19 million.

Zambales was alloted P61.5 million, with San Felipe and Iba getting P42.5 million and San Marcelino P19 million.

The other provinces hit by Ondoy and Peping in 2009, such as the Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan and Batangas, also were covered by the flood-control projects that Mr. Aquino canceled.

“What was canceled by Secretary Singson were the 19 negotiated contracts. What was changed was the mode of procurement – what Secretary Singson did was to cancel them and opened them for public bidding,” - Lacierda

“In any event, Secretary Singson is ready to present the details and the documentation on that,” - Lacierda



Sana malinaw na ha?

[imanhorn]

“What was canceled by Secretary Singson were the 19 negotiated contracts. What was changed was the mode of procurement – what Secretary Singson did was to cancel them and opened them for public bidding,” - Lacierda

“In any event, Secretary Singson is ready to present the details and the documentation on that,” - Lacierda

http://i52.tinypic.com/2vsi8g1.jpg

Sana malinaw na ha?

Photo of the sacrificial lamb? The price to pay Singson for allying with a mediocre NOy!

[bagiw.boi]

“What was canceled by Secretary Singson were the 19 negotiated contracts. What was changed was the mode of procurement – what Secretary Singson did was to cancel them and opened them for public bidding,” - Lacierda

“In any event, Secretary Singson is ready to present the details and the documentation on that,” - Lacierda

http://i52.tinypic.com/2vsi8g1.jpg

Sana malinaw na ha?

lacierda protecting his boss... hoboy, anyone wanna dig out the stories on the dredging project cancellation, aherm, by aquino?

[TuxTips]

What to expect after a failure?, the pointing the finger game is here again.

[imanhorn]

lacierda protecting his boss... hoboy, anyone wanna dig out the stories on the dredging project cancellation, aherm, by aquino?

soon enough, NOy will run out of allies as sacrificial lambs. Lacierda and comm group will be next.

[Papichulo169]

Pansin ko lang hindi masyado news yung expose in Suarez, mas maraming storya doon sa denial ni Lacierda at ni Singson.

Hindi daw projects ang cancelled kundi contracts.

At hindi daw "cancelled" kundi "corrected".

Pero sa DPWH website mismo...

07/28/10
19 DPWH NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS CANCELLED
Top

DPWH Secretary Rogelio L. Singson has cancelled 19 approved negotiated contracts for projects under Post “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” Short-Term Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project (POPSTRIP). The 19 projects with a total cost of P934.1 M are part of the139 projects or 42 contract packages funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) loan for the urgent rehabilitation of flood control facilities costing P1.9 Billion. “ I decided to stop these contracts when I found out that these were signed on June 15, 2010 while the corresponding SAROs were released by DBM on June 25, 2010,” Singson said. “I have tasked a team, headed by Undersecretary Jaime Pacanan to conduct a thorough investigation to find out who are those involved in these contracts,” added Singson. The report on the investigation shall be submitted to Secretary Singson within five (5) days. Singson also said that due process shall be observed in the investigation. Those involved shall have five (5) days to submit their explanation. All DPWH projects shall be subjected to a fair, transparent and open competitive bidding process pursuant to RA 9184 or Procurement Act. “No more negotiated contracts in DPWH under the Aquino administration,” Singson said. The cancelled contracts are those projects in Cordillera Administrative Region costing P53 M; Ilocos Norte – P35 M; Asingan, Pangasinan – P91.4 M; San Manuel, Pangasinan – 228 M; Cagayan – P25.8 M; Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya – P68.6 M; Kayapa and Dupax, Nueva Vizcaya – P27.4 M; Paombong and San Jose del Monte, Bulacan – P9 M; Bulacan province – P41 M; San Felipe and Iba, Zambales – 42.5M; San Marcelino, Zambales – P19 M; Arayat, Pampanga – P77 M; Candaba, Pampanga – P78 M; Floridablanca, Pampanga – P27 M; Guagua and Lubao, Pampanga – P16 M; Moncada and Bamban, Tarlac – P32 M; Aliaga, Nueva Ecija – P18 M; Bungabon and San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija – P19 M; and Balayan and Lemery, Batangas – P22 M.

http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/news/10.asp?month=07

http://www.dpwh.gov.ph/pdf/100_days_accomplishment.pdf



NOTE:

Meron palang mirror thread sa Pacland forums....

http://forum.philboxing.com/viewtopi...st=0&sk=t&sd=a

verbatim pa yung first two posts. Pero okay lang.


PS: I am not fil79

[av_phile]

Just curious:

(1)

The 19 projects cancelled were worth around P940 million.

They were cancelled and then said to have been re-bidded with a resulting savings of P:1 Billion.

So did we get the projects for free and were even paid the difference?

Or did they double in less a year's time and we were able to get them for 50% off? Which amounts to the same thing as not having cancelled them?

(2)

Lacierda claims some have been finished and the rest on-going. All those projects are clearly itemized, so can anyone verify if any of these is already finished?

[Papichulo169]

^
I think they mean that the whole JICA flood control projects (139 projects in all) cost P1.9Billion. Cancelling the 19 projects mean the country saved P900Million. So the remaining 120 uncalled projects cost P 1Billion.

Kaso they say the 19 projects were not cancelled and were only suspended and opened for bidding. If after the bidding, then we will only know how much was actually saved.

[parvus1202]

Ayan ha malinaw na malinaw si Sec Singson ang nag-cancel hindi si ABNoy ayan kay Tatlong Itlog. Pero wala bang alam si ABNoy dyan? Meron syempre kaya nga panay ang labas ng pagmumukha ni Tatlong Itlog sa TV eh para magpalusot. Pero panay ang sabing Sec Singson para kung sakaling hindi makalusot, kay Singson ang sisi nila ABNoy. Ligtas si ABNoy.

[ilu_marco]

^ napaka irresponsible ng admin ni Pnoy. ang hilig nila magturo. lahat sila pinagtatakpan si pangulo kaya lalong nagmumukhang t@ng@..

mas lider sanang maituturing si Pnoy kung buong tapang niyang aakuin ang mga nagaganap and then may ipapakita syang solusyun para di na maulit ang mga ito.

[TuxTips]

Palusot pa yan, napanood ko dati sa balita yung ambush interview niya sa laguna de bay dredging project na halos mabulol at lumabas na yung laway niyang nagtanong sa media: "ano papayag ba kayo sa bilyon na gagastusin diyan?"

Ikaw ang lider diyan, oo o hindi ang sagot mo, pag pumalpak ituturo mo yung iba. Anong klase yan. Kung hindi niya kayang panindigan ang pagiging lider niya, mag resign na siya, wala naman pumipilit sa isang tao na maging public servant.

[aaroncm]

President's Sona 2011

Hindi lang po iyan sa Region 4B nadiskubre. Ngunit natigil na po ito dahil hindi na padrino kundi tamang proseso ang naghahari sa DPWH. Hindi na puwedeng walang work program; kailangang magpakita ng pinag-isipang plano para hindi magkasalungat ang pagsasagawa ng mga proyekto. Malinis at hayag na ang bidding, at pantay na ang pagkakataon sa pagpasok ng mga kontratista.


Sa sistemang pinaiiral ngayon sa DPWH, nakatipid na tayo ng dalawa’t kalahating bilyong piso, at umaasa tayo na aabot pa sa anim hanggang pitong bilyong piso ang matitipid sa taon na ito. Ang pinakamahalaga po, nakakaasa na tayo sa mga kalsadang matino, hindi ‘yung maambunan lang ay lulundo o mabibiyak agad. Paniwala natin dati, imposibleng maitama ng DPWH ang sistema nila. Hindi lang po ito posible; sa unang taon pa lamang, ginagawa na natin ito.

[blue_tracer]

President's Sona 2011

..kailangang magpakita ng pinag-isipang plano para hindi magkasalungat ang pagsasagawa ng mga proyekto..

huwag naman gawing TANGA ang mga tao.

kaya nga po nagka letche-letche dahil walang foresight + planning eh.

President's Sona 2011

..ang pinakamahalaga po, nakakaasa na tayo sa mga kalsadang matino, hindi ‘yung maambunan lang ay lulundo o mabibiyak agad.[/B]

hindi nga po naambunan, nababad naman sa baha.


sa susunod na halalan 2016, sige mag halal ulit ng isang pang superstar o kaya zero. mas uunlad tayo.

[imanhorn]

President's Sona 2011

Hindi lang po iyan sa Region 4B nadiskubre. Ngunit natigil na po ito dahil hindi na padrino kundi tamang proseso ang naghahari sa DPWH. Hindi na puwedeng walang work program; kailangang magpakita ng pinag-isipang plano para hindi magkasalungat ang pagsasagawa ng mga proyekto. Malinis at hayag na ang bidding, at pantay na ang pagkakataon sa pagpasok ng mga kontratista.


Sa sistemang pinaiiral ngayon sa DPWH, nakatipid na tayo ng dalawa’t kalahating bilyong piso, at umaasa tayo na aabot pa sa anim hanggang pitong bilyong piso ang matitipid sa taon na ito. Ang pinakamahalaga po, nakakaasa na tayo sa mga kalsadang matino, hindi ‘yung maambunan lang ay lulundo o mabibiyak agad. Paniwala natin dati, imposibleng maitama ng DPWH ang sistema nila. Hindi lang po ito posible; sa unang taon pa lamang, ginagawa na natin ito.

May pinagmanahan naman si NOynoy eh.

During her last two years in office, President Aquino's administration faced series of natural disasters and calamities. Among these were the 1990 Luzon earthquake, which left around 1,600 people dead and the 1991 volcanic eruption of what was then thought to be a dormant Mount Pinatubo, which was the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century,[27] killing around 300 people and causing widespread long-term devastation of agricultural lands in Central Luzon. The worst loss of life occurred when Tropical Storm Thelma (also known as Typhoon Uring) caused massive flooding in Ormoc City in November 1991, leaving around 6,000 dead in what was considered to be the deadliest typhoon in Philippine history. Also in November 1987, Supertyphoon Sisang slammed into Luzon killing almost 1,036 people and destroying farms and coastal villages, turning as the deadliest supertyphoon of the 20th century, and in October 1988, Typhoon Unsang lashes out Central Luzon with scores of fatalities and tremendous damage, also in November 1990, Supertyphoon Ruping struck into the Visayas leaving 784 lives lost due to flashfloods and landslides since the worst Typhoon Nitang in 1984, and in October 1989, it was Supertyphoon Tasing lashed into Northern Luzon with 47 people were also killed years before Supertyphoon Juan. A series of flashfloods struck the northern regions of Luzon resulted to the deaths of 36 persons when Typhoon Miding went slowly in August 1986, it is the worst before Typhoon Pepeng was happened in 2009. It was also during Aquino's term that the MV Doña Paz sank, which is the World's worst peace-time maritime disaster of the 20th century. The disaster occurred in December 1987 which killed more than 1,700 people. A series of air disasters occurred in 1987 when Philippine Airlines PR 206 crashed into a mountain in Benguet with 50 passengers found dead on June 26, another on December 13, PR 443 crashes near Maria Cristina Airport in Iligan with 15 people on board were killed and on July 21, 1989, another plane crashed on a runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, killing eight on ground.
From 1989 to 1993, a long El Niño phenomenon which caused a severe drought in the archipelago. Droughts destroyed crops in farmlands and livestock led to a nationwide food shortage, dwindling water supplies also contribute a water shortage and electric blackouts left the national economy to a damage worth billions of pesos. Aquino declared the archipelago under a nationwide state of calamity because of the drought.
During Aquino's presidency, electric blackouts became common in Manila. The capital experienced blackouts of seven to 12 hours, bring numerous businesses were brought to a halt and as associated to El Niño. By the departure of Aquino in June 1992, businesses in Manila and nearby provinces have lost nearly $800 million since March 1992[28]. The Aquino administration knew for years that country's power plants were failing, but they did not act to solve the problem [29]. It was only during the time of her successor, Fidel Ramos, that the government decisively solved the severe power outages that were common during her tenure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preside...Corazon_Aquino

The saying goes.... Karma is a biatch

Oooh look 2 typhoons back 2 back this year!

Kaya pag pasensyahan nyo na ang mga "man-made" disasters according to NOy. Di nya kasalanan na kahit kalikasan at ang poong maykapal ay pinaparusahan ang Pilipinas.

[spez]

"Lacierda added that by cancelling the negotiated contracts, the government was able to save at least P1 billion."

Ala, ay nakatipid naman pala ng P1 Billion eh.

Oo nga naman, nakatipid naman ng 1 BILLION e...

ang kaso. ....

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/re...urpasses-ondoy

Typhoon Pedring damage surpasses Ondoy's

by Dharel Placido, abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 10/07/2011 6:21 PM | Updated as of 10/07/2011 7:02 PM


MANILA, Philippines – The damage caused by Typhoon Pedring (international name Nesat) last month has surpassed that of tropical storm Ondoy in 2009, the National Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Friday.

Pedring's damage on infrastructure and agriculture has reached P12.34 billion, higher than Ondoy’s P10.9 billion, NDRRMC data showed.

In its latest situation report, the NDRRMC said the typhoon's total damage on agriculture amounted to P10.83 billion, while damage to infrastructure was pegged at P1.51 billion.


(di ko pa sure kung kasama pa damage ni Quiel ha...)

[spez]

DUH! The reason for this is...NEVER kasi binayaran ni CGMA ang media...di sila kasama sa budget, no!



I dread the day if a major earthquake happens.

If a major earthquake happens here like the one that happened in Japan.. there will be widespread devastation, thousands of deaths, millions homeless, billions of pesos in damages, economy collapsing.. but we can be assured of one thing..

... throughout it all, we will stlll have a President who will go around surveying the damage (2 weeks after it happened) and still be GRINNING EAR TO EAR, waving to people, saying things like "Sorry, we're not the JUSTICE LEAGUE", and somehow blaming it all on GMA and ex-Pagasa chief Nilo.

[av_phile]

All the while I thought typhoons were the scourge of this country.

Now we have a new scourge, one who can transform a natural calamity into a man-made one by sheer inaction and stupid action. Then goes around visiting the devastated sites one week after the disaster win a grin from ear to ear.

[imanhorn]

All the while I thought typhoons were the scourge of this country.

Now we have a new scourge, one who can transform a natural calamity into a man-made one by sheer inaction and stupid action. Then goes around visiting the devastated sites one week after the disaster win a grin from ear to ear.

Pigil mag smile.

Ahaha san na yung statement ni Lacierda na di feel ni NOy ang photo ops? ahahahahhaa