‘SUMBONG SA PANGULO’ LOGS OVER 12K COMPLAINTS, EXTENDS BEYOND FLOOD CONTROL TO ROAD WORKS

THE complaints keep on coming at President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s “Sumbong sa Pangulo” website, and citizens are now also reporting on poorly constructed roads and highways.

President Marcos Jr. said his “Sumbong sa Pangulo” website has logged more than 12,000 complaints that expanded beyond flood control projects to cover other public works marred with irregularities.

In his fourth BBM Podcast aired on Sunday, President Marcos said concerned citizens have filed complaints through https://sumbongsapangulo.ph, the Palace’s online channel for reporting corruption cases directly to the President, since its launch on August 11, or less than a month ago.

“Since we created the website, we already have 12,000 plus reports that are coming in,” the President said in an interview.

Based on the reports uploaded to the website, President Marcos inspected some flood control projects, including those in Bulacan, and confirmed the ghost or non-existent projects and substandard ones.

President Marcos noted that reports or complaints uploaded to the website now include concerns on road paving and road widening projects.

“Of course, we started talking about only flood control. Pero siyempre, nagkaroon ang tao ng line of communication sa akin na para makapagreklamo sila, ginagamit talaga nila,” the President said, calling the platform “very effective.”

President Marcos urged the public to continue using the Sumbong sa Pangulo channel.

“That’s why I encourage everybody. Lahat ng hinihikayat ko kayo. Pagka meron talaga kayong gusto ireklamo, ireklamo ninyo.”

The reporting mechanism was launched as the administration sharpened its focus on infrastructure spending anomalies.

In the BBM Podcast, the President said an independent commission is being formed to investigate irregularities in flood control projects.