Congressman linked to 'bridges to nowhere' mess

[wowiesy]

Congressman linked to 'bridges to nowhere' mess

MANILA, Philippines - A partylist congressman has been dragged into the controversy over allegedly anomalous bridge contracts.

Some of the so-called "bridges to nowhere" scattered across the country can be found in the middle of farmland and are of no use to either pedestrians or motorists.

Senator Serge Osmeña said more than P111 billion were spend on the bridges.

He said aside from being useless, the bridges are also overpriced.

Osmeña said Kasangga partylist Rep. Teodoro Haresco should be made to explain, along with former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her Cabinet officials, regarding the bridges.

He said Haresco, a godfather of Mikey and Datu Arroyo, was the local representative of a supplier for the projects.

The congressman was also allegedly a subcontractor and handled the Malacañang legwork, Osmeña said.

Haresco refused to issue any statement on the matter when approached by ABS-CBN News at his office in the Batasan Pambansa.

His chief of staff said Haresco chooses not to comment out of courtesy to the Senate.

Arroyo's camp on the other hand, flatly denies any anomaly.

The former President's spokesperson, Len Bautista Horn, said the program spanned 4 administrations starting with former President Fidel V. Ramos.

She said all transactions were approved by various government agencies.

But Osmeña alleged that some of these agencies were only forced to approve the projects.

At the Senate, Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman TG Guingona said Arroyo may be invited to the probe on the program.

Guingona, however, admitted that Arroyo cannot be compelled to attend any hearing out of interparliamentary courtesy. - ANC

Hmm... kailangan na uli ng issue na isisisi kay GMA para maiba ang ihip ng hangin?

[jon777]

Hmm... kailangan na uli ng issue na isisisi kay GMA para maiba ang ihip ng hangin?

ayaw mo malaman kung totoong overpriced mga bridges at kung may kasalanan si GMA?

[wowiesy]

ayaw mo malaman kung totoong overpriced mga bridges at kung may kasalanan si GMA?

gusto ko din... pero buckle down to work... di yung puro investigate.. then wala din. para lang itago yung issue ni PUNO.. and.. bonus pa yan.. for re election ba si Osmena? sino pa?

[shadow]

gusto ko din... pero buckle down to work... di yung puro investigate.. then wala din. para lang itago yung issue ni PUNO.. and.. bonus pa yan.. for re election ba si Osmena? sino pa?

ano ba yun issue ni Puno? and AFAIK hinde reelection si Osmena.

[chua_riwap]

ano ba yun issue ni Puno? and AFAIK hinde reelection si Osmena.

Hweteng & gun procurement sa PNP

[shadow]

Hweteng & gun procurement sa PNP

wala naman nakita si brenda sa investigation niya. si baklang cruz puro satsat wala naman ebidensiya...

[explorer]

Osmena is not running for reelection...2016 pa matatapos term nya....at saka di yan style ni Osmena.

gusto ko din... pero buckle down to work... di yung puro investigate.. then wala din. para lang itago yung issue ni PUNO.. and.. bonus pa yan.. for re election ba si Osmena? sino pa?

[niwde11]

yeah di style ni osmena yan. filibustering ang style nya heheheh

[kinyo]

tikom-bibig ni congressman ... nag-iisip pa kung paano malulusotan ang issue

[BratPAQ]

senate inquiry na naman, wala namang nangyayari dyan, ideretso na lang sa korte yan or sa ombudsman.

[timrev]

grabe nakita ko nga sa TV yan...yun ginawang tulay ng baka, kalabaw lang naman nadaan sa gitna ng bukid...

pansin ko ng sa province namin yun mga tulay dun substandard mababa yun tulay pag my bagyo dina madaanan di sya pang all weather after 3 yrs siguro sira na di nga pwede magsalubong ang dalawang truck sa kitid ng tulay

eto example:
-annafunan bridge sa echague, isabela
-san roque bridge sa san mateo, isabela
-pigalo bridge sa angadanan, isabela (eto sira na bumagsak na) link to sa san guillermo

[Ry_Tower]

Nung napanood ko sa TV Patrol kagabi, halatang nasa isip ni GMA eh may ka-alyado siyang mananalo sa eleksyon kaya ang lakas ng loob. Papapno mo itatago kagaguhang yan eh ang laki-laki. Kahit bata maiisip na sayang pera dyan eh.

[timrev]

palakasan din muna kasi sa taas bago makakuha ng pondo or makasilat ng overprice na bridge project sa goverment

[uls]

ganyan talaga...

kelangan may project para kumita

buti nga may tulay eh hehe

yung iba nga walang actual project... sa papel lang

[shadow]

ganyan talaga...

kelangan may project para kumita

buti nga may tulay eh hehe

yung iba nga walang actual project... sa papel lang

parang cartoons eh yun tulay kalahati lang...hahaha pag dumaan ka laglag ka sa ilog

[Bin Diesel]

mas malalaki pa yung tulay na ginawa nila kumpara sa mga tulay dito sa ncr. tapos kalabaw lang naman ang nadaan.

[chua_riwap]

Hindi bridges yun.
Giinawa yun para silungan ng baka at kalabaw daw......

[CVT]

Akala ko kapag bumagsak,- pakapitan ng talaba.....

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[chua_riwap]

Pero maganda yan.Advanced planning.
Inuna na yung tulay kesa kalsada........:rofl:

[niky]

When I saw it was Osmena, medyo nagbago isip ko. But it's still frustrating it took so damn long. We've known about this scam since e start. Grabe, ilang million nagastos for absolutely no point. Nakakdismaya lang sa mga NGOs and mga private corporations trying to help out when we see the money that could have been used to build something that these communities could have really been helpful wasted on overpriced bridges.