Don’t blame me, Mr. Senate President

November 21, 2014 Leave a comment


I find it pathetic for Senate President Franklin Drilon to blame me for any delays in the completion of the Iloilo Convention Center.

I did nothing to stop the project. All I did was file a case before the Ombudsman. It’s not my fault that the procurement and implementation of this project is fraught with violations of the law. The bidding was rigged, and the project is overpriced. Am I to be blamed for these irregularities?
The Senate President should stop blaming anybody else. It’s his fault. He engineering everything.
And why must contractors be afraid to join the bidding? In his statement before the Blue Ribbon Committee, Efren Canlas of Hilmarcs Construction Corp. said he didn’t join the first bidding for Phase II because he found the approved budget for the contract too low. That is perhaps the reason why contractors aren’t taking part in the bidding.
Definitely, it’s not my fault that Canlas and other contractors look at it that way.

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About Manuel "Boy" Mejorada
Manuel "Boy" Mejorada is a journalist and social media activist. A former Iloilo provincial administrator, he is now waging a crusade against corruption and narco-politics.

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