MANILA, Philippines – Actress and entrepreneur Wilma Doesnt voiced her outrage over alleged corruption in government projects, particularly the so-called “ghost” flood control projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
 |
| Photo courtesy: Facebook/Wilma Dassent |
In a Facebook Live on Tuesday, Wilma lamented that ordinary Filipinos were the biggest victims.
“Tayong lahat ang ninakawan. Sana lang talaga mabigyan ng hustisya,” she said.
The actress also shared how people now grow anxious whenever it rains, hinting at how flooding has become a painful reminder of corruption.
“Ayan na ang ulan! Marami na namang kinakabahan kasi baka bumaha. Eh ‘yan si Mother Nature—ginawa na niyang paraan para mabuksan ang mata natin sa kurapsyon,” she said in a Facebook reel posted Friday.
Wilma relates to the struggles of every Filipino, citing soaring prices, stagnant wages, and heavy taxation.
“Hirap na hirap kang maghanap-buhay. Ang taas ng lahat ng bilihin, ang taas ng tax—lahat may tax. Wala silang ginawa kundi mag-tax nang mag-tax,” she lamented.
She admitted that she now understands why some politicians are willing to fight — and even kill — for government positions.
“Totoo nga ang kasabihang, ‘Pilipinas, ang hirap mong mahalin.’ Kahit anong pagsisikap ng mamamayan, kulang pa rin. Ngayon, mas malinaw sa akin—yung iba, gagawin ang lahat para makaupo. Nagpapatayan, kasi pala napakaraming negosyo.”
Wilma also questioned how corruption persists despite huge national budgets allocated to vital sectors.
“Ang laki-laking budget sa flood control, healthcare, at education. Kaya nagtataka ako, kahit maayos pa ang kalye, ginagawa pa rin. Yun pala, may ibang dahilan.”
She slammed lawmakers who fail to uphold the very laws they create.
“Kung sino ang gumagawa ng batas, sila rin ang hindi sumusunod. Naglolokohan lang tayo dito.”
Recalling a Senate hearing she had watched, Wilma was stunned at how anomalies managed to pass unnoticed.
“Nanood ako ng Senate hearing. Paano kaya nakakalusot ‘yun? Sabi nga ng isang senador, it’s systematic corruption. Grand theft talaga. Pork barrel noon, ngayon flood control na. Dati millions lang, ngayon upgraded na—billions na.”
Posted by Wilma Dassent on Monday, August 25, 2025
Finally, Wilma urged Filipinos to reflect carefully on their choices in the coming national elections.
Her remarks came amid a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee inquiry into alleged ghost flood control projects, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s disclosure that ₱100 billion worth of projects were awarded to only 15 contractors in the past three years.
— The Summit Express