Lacson: Bonoan Is the “Missing Link” That Can Tie Ex-Executive Secretary Bersamin to Flood-Control Mess
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has identified former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan as the “missing link” needed to clarify whether former Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin played any role in the ballooning flood-control anomalies now under Senate investigation.
According to Lacson, Bonoan is the crucial figure who can verify if questionable fund releases, project approvals, and alleged irregular endorsements that happened under the Office of the Executive Secretary were ever connected to the flood-control allocations that lawmakers now call “the dirtiest playground in the budget.”
Bonoan previously sat at the top of DPWH when billions in flood-control funds surged across multiple regions — and when “duplicate projects,” “ghost works,” and mysteriously identical programs began appearing in congressional insertions.
Lacson stressed that only Bonoan can confirm whether Bersamin had any involvement or whether the anomalies were orchestrated solely within the DPWH chain of command.
But here’s the twist:
Bonoan has yet to testify.
And without his statement, the full picture remains incomplete.
Flood-Control Corruption: A Consistent Pattern
The Senate has so far uncovered patterns such as:
duplicate road & flood projects across multiple districts
identical project titles but different funding amounts
insertions funneled to specific contractors
sudden budget ballooning despite unchanged scopes
and ghost flood-control structures with no trace on-site
Billions of pesos remain unaccounted for — and investigators now believe the Office of the Executive Secretary may have been used as either a gateway… or a shield.
Lacson, known for dissecting budget anomalies down to the last centavo, said:
“Bonoan is the only one who can bridge these inconsistencies.”
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Kung totoo ang sinasabi ni Lacson, may “link” talaga — pero kung hindi magsasalita si Bonoan, mananatiling ligaw na puzzle piece ang papel ni Bersamin.
Flood control ang pinakamaruming budget sector ngayon.
Paulit-ulit, taon-taon, bilyon-bilyon.
At kapag ganito kalaki ang pera, hindi lang engineer ang sangkot — may mas mataas na level na nag-aapruba, nagtatakip, at kumikita.
“For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed.” — Luke 8:17
Sa huli, kahit gaano pa kalalim ang flood-control mafia, may araw din ang katotohanan.
Lacson calls Bonoan the “missing link” connecting Bersamin to flood-control anomalies.
Billions in questionable DPWH flood-control projects now under scrutiny.
Duplicate projects and ghost works repeatedly found across regions.
Bonoan’s testimony expected to clarify who approved or benefited from insertions.
Flood-control said to be “the dirtiest budget playground” today.
Senate investigators push for accountability at both DPWH and OES level.
