By Renato Reyes Jr. | President, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN)
Talisay City in Cebu got more than P2 billion in flood control projects, mostly going to either QM Builders or Quirante Construction Corporation whose owners are reportedly related.
The data that appears here comes from the “Sumbong Sa Pangulo” website which does not list other Cebu flood control projects funded from the unprogrammed appropriations.
Jonathan Quirante of Quirante Construction was reported as a campaign donor of Bongbong Marcos in 2022, donating P1 million pesos.
Quirante Construction saw its total solo and joint contracts go from P2 billion in 2022 to P3 billion in 2023—a billion-peso increase in just one year after the election.
Again, at least P2 billion pesos worth of flood control projects in Talisay City alone.
This is but a fraction of the 414 flood control projects worth P26.6 billion that went to Cebu province.
All that funding for flood control while Cebu experiences its worst flooding in recent times.
At wala pa diyan ang proyekto sa ilalim ng unprogrammed funds.
The private contractors, DPWH officials and lawmakers responsible for these projects, and Marcos himself who was a recipient of campaign donations from the contractor, should all be investigated and made answerable to the people of Talisay, Cebu.
https://www.philstar.com/…/quirante-among-marcos-donors
https://www.rappler.com/…/quirante-clan-majority-cebu…/
