House probes 'flood control scam'

THE Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives will hold a public inquiry on Thursday on the controversial infrastructure projects involving an allegedly government-favored construction firm.

The panel subpoenaed Consolacion Leoncio, owner of C.T. Leoncio Construction and Trading; and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 5 officials Virgilio Eduarte, Danilo Verzola, Ignacio Odiaman, Wilfredo Flores, Larry Reyes, Merla Raveche, Jorge Gorimbao, Victor Azupardo, Gil Augustus Balmadrid, Noland Claro Guerrero, Malou Lacuna, Renato de Vera, and Elenita Tan.