Staff: Alcantara got at least P5 billion ‘kickbacks’ for delivery to ‘proponents’

MANILA, Philippines — State witness and former Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Henry Alcantara received at least P5 billion worth of alleged kickbacks from contractors intended to be delivered to project proponents. A witness testified about this at the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Tuesday. Alcantara’s staff Carlo Rivera made the revelation before the anti-graft court