21/09/2025
๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐
Every instance of uncontrolled flooding carries stories of refuge, struggle, and hope. However, behind these are underlying questions about how our citizensโ hard-earned taxes are being managed. The inadequacy and the outright absence of effective flood control projects not only undermine the resilience and sacrifice of the Filipino people but also expose how public funds have been mismanaged through corruption.
Since 2022, billions of pesos have been allocated to flood control projects. Yet recent audits and testimonies show that many of these projects are substandard, mislocated, duplicated, or, in some cases, completely non-existent โghost projects.โ The reports indicate kickbacks of up to 25%, billion-peso contracts with undercapitalized companies, and increased funding for non-flood-prone areas. These issues lead to systematic abuse that jeopardizes vulnerable communities.
The University of Caloocan City Supreme Student Council condemns this widespread and systemic corruption in the governmentโs implementation of flood control projects. We demand full transparency in all flood control contracts and allocations, accountability for all officials, contractors, and legislators implicated in these projects, and an independent investigation free from political interference. We also call for ensuring strict adherence to Republic Act No. 12009, or the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA), to end mock bidding, collusion, and contractor favoritism.
Lagi nating bulay-bulayin na kasabay ng pagbaha at pag-agos ng tubig na sumisira sa ating mga tahanan, kabuhayan, at pag-asa, bumabaha rin ng rangya at yaman ang mga taong sangkot sa anomalya at korapsyon.
Hindi na sapat ang pagtitiis. Ang pananahimik ay higit na kumakampi sa nang-aapi kaysa sa inaapi. Maningil tayo ng pananagutan! Walang kontratistang dapat gawing โstate witnessโ. Sama-sama nating panagutin ang lahat ng sangkot at utak.
Ang Kataas-taasang Konseho ng mga Mag-aaral ng Unibersidad ng Lungsod ng Kalookan ay matatag na tumitindig at nakikibaka laban sa korapsyon at mga gahaman!
Mga kapwa-estudyante, huwag matakot tumindig at makibaka! May kapangyarihan ang paglaban!
References:
Beech, M. L. (2025, September 3). P118.5 billion a year lost to flood control corruption โ DOF. The Philippine Star. https://qa.philstar.com/headlines/2025/09/03/2470047/p1185-billion-year-lost-flood-control-corruption-dof
Inosante, A. (2025, September 3). Economic losses from anomalous flood control projects likely hit up to P119 billion, Recto says. BusinessWorld Online. https://www.bworldonline.com/top-stories/2025/09/03/695380/economic-losses-from-anomalous-flood-control-projects-likely-hit-up-to-p119-billion-recto-says
Republic Act No. 9184, An act providing for the modernization, standardization, and regulation of the procurement activities of the government and for other purposes, (2003)https://www.gppb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Republic-Act-No.-9184.pdf
Republic Act No. 12009, An act revising Republic Act No. 9184, otherwise known as the โGovernment Procurement Reform Act,โ and for other purposes, (2024)https://www.gppb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/New-Government-Procurement-Act-RA-12009.pdf
