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Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers and a contractor are now “telling-all” to the Department of Justice (DOJ), providing enough evidence to implicate even senators and lawmakers, an official said Friday.

Justice Undersecretary Jesse Andres named engineers Brice Hernandez, Henry Alcantara, Jaypee Mendoza, RJ Domasig, former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, and contractor Sally Santos.

“Previously, [in] the first interview, they did a few anecdotes, narratives. The second interview they gave a little more, but now I’m very happy to say that they are telling everything,” Andres said in an ambush interview.

He said that at this point, the DOJ has sufficient evidence to implicate a “handful” of senators and congressmen.

Based on the sworn testimonies of Alcantara, Hernandez, and Mendoza, the National Bureau of Investigation previously recommended the prosecution of several lawmakers to the DOJ, including former Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and former lawmaker Zaldy Co.

All personalities allegedly involved have denied the allegations.

“There is a next batch of six cases ready for case build up and eventual filing as preliminary investigation by middle or late next week,” Andres said.

“For the next batch, there will be proponents or politicians involved in downloading and who availed of the kickback so you can expect a congressman, past or present to be involved in the next batch of cases, senators, whether past...

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