Senator Mark Villar broke his silence on Thursday, saying that he welcomes any investigations on his alleged involvement in anomalous flood control projects, maintaining that he has ‘nothing to hide.’
In a statement, the former Public Works and Highways chief turned senator categorically stated that he has neither direct nor indirect ownership nor controlling interest in any company participating in DPWH projects.
‘The official record will confirm that none of my relatives acquired any contracts from 2016 to 2021, during my tenure as Secretary,’ said Villar.
According to him, his focus at that time was solely to implement ‘deep-seated reforms and rebuild public trust.’
‘I have full faith that my service record in those years bears witness to this focus and commitment. To build upon that work, I fully support the investigation of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure,’ said Villar.
‘Furthermore, to institutionalize these practices, we will be filing a bill to mandate universal drone monitoring for all major government projects,’ he added.
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure earlier bared its plan to summon Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, former Ako Bicol Party-list Zaldy Co, and Villar on its probe into the multi-billion peso anomalous flood control projects in the country.