Gov’t failed to pay DPWH contractors P100B–Andaya
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The government failed to pay private companies more than P100 billion in 2018 due to a «corrupt system» that continued to control the payment scheme for public works contracts, according to House appropriations committee chair Rep. Rolando AndayaGov’t failed to pay DPWH contractors P100B–Andaya
The government failed to pay private companies more than P100 billion in 2018 due to a «corrupt system» that continued to control the payment scheme for public works contracts, according to House appropriations committee chair Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. In a statement on Friday, the Camarines Sur congressman said the government's failure to pay for completed projects might drive away contractors and derail the Duterte administration's «Build, Build, Build» infrastructure program. «This gargantuan amount of payables has reincarnated an old system that forces (public works) contractors to cough up kickbacks just to be paid for completed infrastructure projects,» ...Keep on reading: Gov’t failed to pay DPWH contractors P100B–Andaya Read more