Former Public Works Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo on Friday accused Senator Mark Villar of receiving half of the 10% “commissions” on DPWH projects during his tenure as department head.
Bernardo, reading from a sworn affidavit before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, said Villar’s cousin, former Las Piñas Councilor Carlos Aguilar of I&E Construction, acted as intermediary and collected Villar’s share.
He added that then-Public Works Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral received 25%, while Bernardo took the remaining 25%.
“The commission for these approved projects was 10% and divided as follows: 50% to Carlo Aguilar, presumably for… Villar, 25% (for) Usec. Cabral and 25% for myself,” Bernardo said.
He also claimed that Villar and Cabral worked together in identifying projects for the National Expenditure Program, controlling allocations for “EDSA and other major roads project allocations, (and) maintenance of creeks and waterways,” a system later continued under Sec. Manny Bonoan.