Manuel Bonoan can be anything but not as Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways . Under questioning from Sen. Marcoleta he admitted that there were ghost flood control projects which cost taxpayers billions of pesos. He knew who are the crooks behind the grand heist but not until he testified in the Senate hearing did he admit that DPWH which is under his watch is deep into the quagmire of graft and corruption.
The manner by which the multi-billion-peso contracts were being parceled out to legislators-contractors is so vulgar as we now realized it is simply inconceivable that these gargantuan transactions have not passed the Secretary of DPWH. As member of the Cabinet it is likewise unbelievable that the Office of the President is not aware of what is going on under the nose of Marcos himself.
The seeming nonchalance of Bonoan on the impact of the expose’ on his person and office suggests that the Chief Executive knew all the while how the budget of DPWH has been pilfered. It gives him the confidence that he will not be kicked out of office despite the scandalous transactions that DPWH had. Even as he was being fried in the Senate probe he is unperturbed. The congressmen-contractors are allies of Speaker Martin Romualdez and conversely of President Marcos and being in control of the purse and the immense power of the executive department Bonoan might be oozing with confidence he can stay in office for as long as he wants.
Secretary Bonoan though could still claim a piece of fame and be an unsung hero. He can actually divulge further who are the architects behind the ghost and substandard projects. The option is his. He can either be a hero or a heel.
The uncanny calmness of DPWH Sec. Bonoan (EDITORIAL by Jun Ledesma)
Manuel Bonoan can be anything but not as Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways . Under questioning from Sen. Marcoleta he admitted that there were ghost flood control projects which cost taxpayers billions of pesos. He knew who are the crooks behind the grand heist but not until he testified in the Senate hearing did he admit that DPWH which is under his watch is deep into the quagmire of graft and corruption.
The manner by which the multi-billion-peso contracts were being parceled out to legislators-contractors is so vulgar as we now realized it is simply inconceivable that these gargantuan transactions have not passed the Secretary of DPWH. As member of the Cabinet it is likewise unbelievable that the Office of the President is not aware of what is going on under the nose of Marcos himself.
The seeming nonchalance of Bonoan on the impact of the expose’ on his person and office suggests that the Chief Executive knew all the while how the budget of DPWH has been pilfered. It gives him the confidence that he will not be kicked out of office despite the scandalous transactions that DPWH had. Even as he was being fried in the Senate probe he is unperturbed. The congressmen-contractors are allies of Speaker Martin Romualdez and conversely of President Marcos and being in control of the purse and the immense power of the executive department Bonoan might be oozing with confidence he can stay in office for as long as he wants.
Secretary Bonoan though could still claim a piece of fame and be an unsung hero. He can actually divulge further who are the architects behind the ghost and substandard projects. The option is his. He can either be a hero or a heel.
