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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday said a total of P841 million in cash has been recovered and remitted to the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) since the start of the restitution in the flood control scandal last year.
Latest data provided by DOJ spokesperson Polo Martinez showed that the total money returned to the government through the Land Bank of the Philippines as of June 3 came from four individuals accepted into the department’s Witness Protection Program (WPP).
The biggest chunk came from dismissed Department of Public Works (DPWH) undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, who gave back a total of P500 million. He was followed by former Bulacan district engineer Henry Alcantara, who returned P181.4 million; suspended National Capital Region District Engineer Gerard Opulencia, P140 million; and SYMS Construction Trading owner Sally Santos, P20 million.
The DOJ received the first round of restitution in November after Alcantara handed over P110 million, which was part of the P300 million he claimed he got as kickbacks from infrastructure projects in Bulacan province.
