AKBAYAN to seek congressional probe over corruption
AKBAYAN to seek congressional probe over corruption, other illegal acts in Hanjin investment
Deputy minority leader and AKBAYAN Rep. Risa Hontiveros said today that the explosion at the dry dock of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd in Subic is just the tip of the iceberg, adding that allegations that corruption and other illegal acts have been committed by public officials involved in the largest foreign investor under the GMA administration.
Rep. Hontiveros said that AKBAYAN would push for a congressional probe on the controversy once session resumes on January 28.
The solon, who was in Subic to inspect the relocation site for the fisherfolks who were illegally displaced to construct Hanjin's dry dock in Redondo Peninsula, Brgy. Cawag in Subic, said that occupational safety standards were not observed by the Korean firm. She urged the Labor Committee of Congress to investigate the lapse in enforcing labor standards in Hanjin.
"This was a tragedy waiting to happen. Clearly, there was negligence and a lapse in enforcing safety standards," she said. "There was not even a doctor in Hanjin's clinic when the explosion took place, proving that contingency measures are not in place in the site at all."
She also urged Congress to investigate allegations of corruption involving the relocation of fisherfolks displaced by the dry dock.
"Hanjin reportedly gave the government 18 million to relocate the fisherfolks. Ironically, the fisherfolks were relocated to a site on top of the mountain. Substandard and overprice materials were clearly used, and the living condition of the relocatees was disturbing," Rep. Hontiveros said.
She likewise said that overpriced materials were apparently used. "A bamboo flagpole cost P17,000, while incomplete bathrooms were priced at P400,000 each," she revealed. "About 23 projects for the relocation of fisherfolks were clearly ghost projects."
She said that the law was also violated when the fisherfolks were evicted from their homes to give way to the construction of Hanjin's dry dock. "There was no court order or damage compensation, as provided by existing laws. This is an act of development aggression," Rep. Hontiveros said, saying that the failure of the government to observe the law and the rights of Filipinos in attracting foreign investments should likewise be probed.
Deputy minority leader and AKBAYAN Rep. Risa Hontiveros said today that the explosion at the dry dock of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd in Subic is just the tip of the iceberg, adding that allegations that corruption and other illegal acts have been committed by public officials involved in the largest foreign investor under the GMA administration.
Rep. Hontiveros said that AKBAYAN would push for a congressional probe on the controversy once session resumes on January 28.
The solon, who was in Subic to inspect the relocation site for the fisherfolks who were illegally displaced to construct Hanjin's dry dock in Redondo Peninsula, Brgy. Cawag in Subic, said that occupational safety standards were not observed by the Korean firm. She urged the Labor Committee of Congress to investigate the lapse in enforcing labor standards in Hanjin.
"This was a tragedy waiting to happen. Clearly, there was negligence and a lapse in enforcing safety standards," she said. "There was not even a doctor in Hanjin's clinic when the explosion took place, proving that contingency measures are not in place in the site at all."
She also urged Congress to investigate allegations of corruption involving the relocation of fisherfolks displaced by the dry dock.
"Hanjin reportedly gave the government 18 million to relocate the fisherfolks. Ironically, the fisherfolks were relocated to a site on top of the mountain. Substandard and overprice materials were clearly used, and the living condition of the relocatees was disturbing," Rep. Hontiveros said.
She likewise said that overpriced materials were apparently used. "A bamboo flagpole cost P17,000, while incomplete bathrooms were priced at P400,000 each," she revealed. "About 23 projects for the relocation of fisherfolks were clearly ghost projects."
She said that the law was also violated when the fisherfolks were evicted from their homes to give way to the construction of Hanjin's dry dock. "There was no court order or damage compensation, as provided by existing laws. This is an act of development aggression," Rep. Hontiveros said, saying that the failure of the government to observe the law and the rights of Filipinos in attracting foreign investments should likewise be probed.
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