Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 6) – Senatorial aspirant Antonio Trillanes IV on Sunday said he wants to livestream government biddings to prevent rigging in public contracts and help put an end to bureaucratic corruption.
The former senator said the proposal, which would cover “all public biddings in all government agencies,” would be part of his priority legislative agenda should he be successful in his comeback bid.
“This would be a law that would kill bureaucratic corruption at the mid-level,” he said during Sunday’s CNN Philippines Senatorial Forum.
“As most of us have experienced, public biddings often are rigged, and this is where the bulk of government coffers are laid to waste,” he added.
When asked what constitutional amendment he believes is necessary, Trillanes said the rule requiring the Commission on Appointments’ approval when naming senior military officials should be discontinued.
“This provision has detrimental effects to the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines). It politicized some military officers and compromised their positions and stance in some of their areas. So, we need to take that out,” said Trillanes, a retired Navy officer.
In the same forum, he added that he intends to help augment the capacity of the AFP, as well as increase soldiers’ quarters and subsistence allowances.
He also said he will prioritize supporting the post-COVID economic recovery program presented by presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo in order to help generate more jobs.
