The province of Benguet has been news fodder for months now. And most of the stories are on the negative side of the street. And most of these stories are in connection with anomalous flood control projects.
Earlier this month, Eric Yap, the lone congressman of the province had his assets freezed due to alleged involvement in the anomalous projects. It's been nearly two weeks since but the congressman has not released a statement or update to address the freezing of his assets. Most i-Benguets don't know where he is.
Today, a former undersecretary of the DPWH also tagged with the anomalous flood control projects died after an alleged fall along Kennon Road. Was it an accident? Was it self-inflicted? Was there foul play? Time will tell.
It won't stop here, for sure. Benguet will be in the hot seat this coming 2026. Interesting times ahead for the province.
A once peaceful province. Now embroiled in one of the worst cases of national corruption to hit the country.
