UPDATE: Northrail Project (Phases 1 and 2)
2009 January 21
15 January 2009: A news article published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on January 15, 2009 reported that a civil engineer has questioned the capability of CNMEC, the Chinese construction which was awarded the USD550M Northrail project. Rene Santiago was the civil engineer who was called in as the expert witness in the UP Law Center’s review of the Northrail contract. Engr. Santiago has cited the following parts of the contract that he found “strange”:
- CNMEC did not have any known experience in constructing a railway system,much less any railway project similar to the Northrail project. This was verified after checking CNMEC’s company website.
- The condition that “Chinese standards” must be used in the construction of the railway system. Philippine standards should be observed in infrastructure projects built in the country.
- The project was to be insured by a Chinese firm. Infrastructure projects in the country are to be insured by the GSIS.
WALA NMN PO TALAGA CAPABILITY ANG CNMEC AND MGA SUBCON LANG PO ANG MGA INTYIK NA NANDYAN DI SILA TALAGA CNMEC.AND MGA KURAKOT DIN PO ANG MGA INTYIK NA NAMAMAHALA SA SITE. ANG MGA INTYIK PO ANG BUMIBILI NG MATERYALES PAGTAWAD NILA KUNWARI NG 10PESOS ISANG PAKO GAGAWIN MGA INTYIK 25PESOS HANGGANG 30PESOS ANG PRESYO HALIMBAWA LANG PO ITO PERO GANTO SILA MAGPATONG. ANG GASUL NGA NS 4OO + LNG NUN GINAWA NILA 900 GASUL. MAGDUDUSA NA NAMAN ANG MGA FILIPINO DAHIL SA MGA KURAKOT NA NASA GOBYERNO.KORUPSYON ANG LRT PROJECTS NA YAN! WAG ITULOY! PAKI-USAP PO! YUNG TULAY NGA SA CHINA BUMAGSAK EH TREN ANG GAGAWIN MGA INTYIK NA ITO SIGURADO SUB-STANDARD MATERYALES.PAKI SILIP LANG PO MGA KAKOSA..PARANG-AWA NYO NA TAYO ANG MAGDUDUSA PAGDATING PANAHON. MAS MAGALING ANG PINOY BAKIT DI NA LANG PINOY ANG GUMAWA NITO..KURAPSYON NGA TALAGA!