“As of Jan. 11, 2021, the task force had received 144 complaints and had evaluated 60, mostly involving alleged anomalies in public works projects in the regions,” Guevarra said.
“The amount of funds involved ranges from a few million pesos to hundreds of million pesos,” Guevarra said. Aside from the Department of Justice , the TFAC is composed of National Bureau of Investigation , the Office of the Special Assistant to the President , the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission , the National Prosecution Service , the DOJ’s Office of Cybercrime , and the Anti-Money Laundering Council .
“The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission expressed its desire to turn over to the TFAC its probe on corruption in public works projects where certain members of the House of Representatives were implicated, for further investigation and case build-up,” the Justice Secretary said.
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