ANGELES CITY – “Removed Luciano as CIAC president while we investigate his questionable transactions.”
Thus said First District Rep. Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin as he filed on October 11 two resolutions before the House of Representatives calling for the investigation of Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) officials led by its president and CEO, Victor Jose Luciano.
Lazatin described Luciano as “incompetent for the unfinished improvements at Terminal I and his failure to even start the bidding for the Terminal 2 project.”
“Under Luciano, the development of the international airport was delayed affecting the people’s welfare and businesses, especially in my district,” Lazatin said.
Lazatin filed House Resolution No. 517, also known as “directing the house committee on bases conversion to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation on the present administration of Clark International Airport Corporation and their questionable transactions recommending appropriate action.”
“On the onset of the Aquino administration, there were reports of anomalous operations of the government owned and controlled of corporations GOCCs in brazen mismanagement of funds, unbridled salaries, unwarranted bonuses, commissions and perks of officials and personnel therein,” said the resolution.
“The same chief executive (Luciano), together with some existing CIAC officials, allegedly failed to account the amount of P32,723,259.00 from the P33.5 million worth of scrap materials from a contractor that should be given to the Aeta community,” it added.
“It was alleged that out of the P33.5 million only P344,750,000.00 and 300 sacks of rice worth P450,000.00 were actually received by the Aeta community. A fact finding committee headed by CIAC Chairman Nestor S. Mangio was formed to look into this matter. And based from the findings of the committee, involved CIAC officials in the scrap deal failed to institute necessary mechanisms prior to the demolition of CIAC buildings,” said Lazatin in the resolution.
“The fact finding committee report accounted that involved CIAC officials failed to properly verify and validate to legal personality of requesting Aeta organizations involved in the scrap deal. The fact finding committee report also averred that the disposal of building was not made through public building as required by law and some of the 16 building demolished inside CIAC are still repairable and should not been subject for demolition,” it said.
Lazatin also re-filed Resolution No. 441, also known “as directing the house committee on bases conversion and house committee on transportation to conduct a joint inquiry, in aid of legislation, on three hundred nine million pesos (P309M) bidding process conducted for the upgrading of the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport’s Terminal 1 at Clark Freeport Zone and recommending appropriate action.”
“Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC), the government controlled corporation managing DMIA conducted a Three Hundred Nine Million Pesos (P309M) bidding process last year to upgrade DMIA’s Terminal 1. The bidding process was conducted in a very short time table,’ said Lazatin.
He added that “there was an allegation that CIAC tailored fit the Terms of Reference of the bidding to favor one of the bidders in that Terminal 1 project.”
“It was alleged in a report that one bidder was given an advance list of required equipment for the terminal 1 project which gave the said bidder undue advantage over other competitors in the bidding process. If these allegations were true, it is deemed unfair to the other bidders w hich is against the spirit of the provisions of Republic Act No. 9184 or the Government Procurement Act and is contrary to the principles of transparency, justify and fairness required to be observed in all government transactions,” he said.
Thus said First District Rep. Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin as he filed on October 11 two resolutions before the House of Representatives calling for the investigation of Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) officials led by its president and CEO, Victor Jose Luciano.
Lazatin described Luciano as “incompetent for the unfinished improvements at Terminal I and his failure to even start the bidding for the Terminal 2 project.”
“Under Luciano, the development of the international airport was delayed affecting the people’s welfare and businesses, especially in my district,” Lazatin said.
Lazatin filed House Resolution No. 517, also known as “directing the house committee on bases conversion to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation on the present administration of Clark International Airport Corporation and their questionable transactions recommending appropriate action.”
“On the onset of the Aquino administration, there were reports of anomalous operations of the government owned and controlled of corporations GOCCs in brazen mismanagement of funds, unbridled salaries, unwarranted bonuses, commissions and perks of officials and personnel therein,” said the resolution.
“The same chief executive (Luciano), together with some existing CIAC officials, allegedly failed to account the amount of P32,723,259.00 from the P33.5 million worth of scrap materials from a contractor that should be given to the Aeta community,” it added.
“It was alleged that out of the P33.5 million only P344,750,000.00 and 300 sacks of rice worth P450,000.00 were actually received by the Aeta community. A fact finding committee headed by CIAC Chairman Nestor S. Mangio was formed to look into this matter. And based from the findings of the committee, involved CIAC officials in the scrap deal failed to institute necessary mechanisms prior to the demolition of CIAC buildings,” said Lazatin in the resolution.
“The fact finding committee report accounted that involved CIAC officials failed to properly verify and validate to legal personality of requesting Aeta organizations involved in the scrap deal. The fact finding committee report also averred that the disposal of building was not made through public building as required by law and some of the 16 building demolished inside CIAC are still repairable and should not been subject for demolition,” it said.
Lazatin also re-filed Resolution No. 441, also known “as directing the house committee on bases conversion and house committee on transportation to conduct a joint inquiry, in aid of legislation, on three hundred nine million pesos (P309M) bidding process conducted for the upgrading of the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport’s Terminal 1 at Clark Freeport Zone and recommending appropriate action.”
“Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC), the government controlled corporation managing DMIA conducted a Three Hundred Nine Million Pesos (P309M) bidding process last year to upgrade DMIA’s Terminal 1. The bidding process was conducted in a very short time table,’ said Lazatin.
He added that “there was an allegation that CIAC tailored fit the Terms of Reference of the bidding to favor one of the bidders in that Terminal 1 project.”
“It was alleged in a report that one bidder was given an advance list of required equipment for the terminal 1 project which gave the said bidder undue advantage over other competitors in the bidding process. If these allegations were true, it is deemed unfair to the other bidders w hich is against the spirit of the provisions of Republic Act No. 9184 or the Government Procurement Act and is contrary to the principles of transparency, justify and fairness required to be observed in all government transactions,” he said.
