MANILA, Philippines — Former Senators Nancy Binay and Grace Poe have also allegedly received “commitments” or kickbacks from flood control projects. State witness and former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo gave this testimony to the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Thursday. Bernardo made the revelation while testifying during former House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s bail hearing for plunder over reported kickbacks worth P7.44 billion. READ: Flood control mess: Ex-DPWH Usec Bernardo implicates new names The former DPWH official alleged that Binay requested 12 to 15 percent “commitments” or kickbacks.  In his written judicial affidavit cited by Romualdez’s lawyer Thea Daep, Bernardo […]...

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