By Mario Casayuran
Those involved in the construction of sub-standard and delayed implementation of housing projects for victims of natural disasters in the country must be held accountable.
Senator Loren Legarda, chairwoman of the Senate finance committee, said this irregularity should not happen given the sufficient budgetary support from the national government.
Legarda made the statement during the Senate public hearing conducted by the Senate urban planning, housing and resettlement committee chaired by Sen. Joseph Victor “JV’’ Ejercito on the alleged irregularities on resettlement and relocation programs undertaken by the government for disaster-affected areas such as Tacloban and Zamboanga cities.
“These housing programs are being funded by taxpayers’ money, allocated through GAA (Government Appropriation Act).
So why does this regularly happen? Somebody has to be liable for the irresponsible use of inferior, substandard and even inappropriate construction materials,” she said.
