Dizon denies links to flood control insertions alleged by Leviste

MANILA, Philippines – Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon denied on Tuesday Batangas Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste’s allegations linking him to supposed flood control insertions in the national budget. “[Dizon] categorically denies the baseless and malicious allegations made by Rep. Leandro Leviste regarding supposed ‘insertions’ or ‘allocables’,” the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said in a statement. Leviste accused Dizon of making insertions in the controversial infrastructure projects funded through the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). In a separate statement, the BC also shut down Leviste’s allegations, saying “no such funds exist within BCDA projects or its authority. […]... Keep on reading: Dizon denies links to flood control insertions alleged by Leviste