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Alcantara: 20% kickback began in 2022, hiked during Romualdez' time
MANILA, Philippines — The alleged 20% “commitment” or kickback scheme in infrastructure projects began in 2022 and escalated to 25% during the time of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. State witness and ex-Public Works engineer Henry Alcantara made this statement to the Sandiganbayan Third Division during the plun
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