Manila, Aug. 25 -- Senators Panfilo Lacson and Erwin Tulfo on Monday pressed for accountability over alleged corruption in flood control projects, calling on authorities to prosecute contractors, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials, and politicians implicated in ghost and substandard infrastructure works.

Lacson said the refusal of Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste to accept a bribe from a DPWH district engineer should serve as model for public servants in resisting corruption.

He commended the neophyte lawmaker for cooperating with police in an entrapment that led to the arrest of DPWH Batangas 1st District Engineer Abelardo Calalo, who allegedly attempted to hand over PHP3.6 million to dissuade Leviste fr...