Will DPWH finally crack down on ‘collusion,’ rigged bidding?

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials know that the taxpayers are becoming increasingly aware of how transactions are carried out and “how deals are closed” at the agency long-gripped by corruption but which President Aquino has praised to high heavens for being the cleanest and most efficient.

In view of the enactment of the 2015 National Budget and the availability of “pork barrel funds” at the disposal of implementing agencies in a pre-election year, the public cannot help being apprehensive about the activities of syndicates, such as those in the DPWH who are now targeting its infrastructure projects.