Padilla filed Senate Resolution 1063 on Thursday directing his Senate committee on public information and mass media to handle the investigation in aid of legislation.
“Informing the public of the processes undertaken in the construction of the NSB, including the increased costs, is necessary to ensure that the public does not lose its trust in the Senate as an institution,” Padilla said. “There is a need to let the public know of the partner contractors, if any, and subcontractors of Hilmarc’s Construction Corp.”
Padilla noted that Senate President Francis Escudero had ordered Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, as chairman of the committee on accounts, to review the cost of the NSB, as it had reportedly increased to P23 billion from an initial P8.9 billion.
The committee on accounts, in its public hearing last July 3, reported that the current total cost of the project is P23.38 billion, of which P8.9 billion is for the core and shell; P2.5 billion for the fit-out; P1.6 billion for land acquisition and P10.33 billion for works to complete.
Padilla was present during the Senate hearing on the NSB last Wednesday, when Cayetano and Sen. Nancy Binay had a tense exchange. Padilla described it as an indication of a healthy democracy.
This story is from the July 06, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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