Poorly built roads ‘reek of corruption’

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has scored the government for “corrupt workmanship,” citing the construction of sub-standard roads and other infrastructure that result in unnecessary deaths.

“Is it not a fact that many road-traffic victims lose life or limb because of ill-constructed roads and highways, the pathetic handiwork of corrupt workmanship? Have not many drivers fallen off cliffs, ridges and road shoulders because of inadequate road signs, ill-lighted highways and the criminal absence of assistance that should come from government functionaries tasked with road safety?” CBCP President and Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas on Wednesday asked in a statement.