An official of the Department of Transportation on Friday claimed there are officials inside the agency who are allegedly trying to manipulate the bidding process for the Mindanao Railway project.
Bidding for the proposed railway is set to begin in June this year. The first phase was priced at approximately P36 billion to be sourced from the General Appropriations Act.
DOTr Assistant Secretary for Railways Mark Tolentino disclosed in a press conference his suspicion that certain “dilawan” officials who outrank him want the supposedly GAA-slated project to be up for grabs to companies.
“Na-feel ko lang na may paghaharang,” Tolentino said.
“Kasi gusto nilang utangin ’yung buong Mindanao Railway, i-loan, na may budget naman na P36 billion,” he added.