Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong dragged out into the open last week what has long been common knowledge, albeit whispered about behind closed doors: How unscrupulous legislators and local officials have been enriching themselves through tainted infrastructure projects at the expense of Filipino taxpayers. In a television interview, Magalong said: 'I had a chance to talk to several contractors. I asked them assuming that I will take a cut from infrastructure projects, how much will it be? And they said about 10 percent to 15 percent or 20 percent to 25 percent, depending on the decision of the mayors or the lawmakers.

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