Amid the Call on Gov’t, Ombudsman Remulla Speaks on Continuous Pursuit for Accountability
Ombudsman Boying Remulla confirmed that a new batch of flood control charges will be filed today before the Sandiganbayan.
Despite the resignation of two (2) members of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure, the
Malacañang Palace previously clarified that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants the ICI to continue the flood control investigation
. It came after the rumors that the commission will allegedly be dissolved by February.
The supposed multi-billion flood control corruption in the Philippines brought thousands of Filipinos to the streets to rally against the alleged scam. Marcos Jr. vowed that the government will run after the culprits in the flood control mess.
Amid the issue, the ICI was created under an executive order. It worked alongside the Ombudsman in the investigation of the flood control mess. Previously, arrest warrants were released against several individuals tagged in the issue including former House Budget Appropriations Committee Zaldy Co.
Gerald Pacanan, DPWH Regional Director
Gene Ryan Altea, DPWH Assistant Regional Director
Ruben D.S. Santos, DPWH Assistant Regional Director
Dominic Serrano, DPWH Chief, Construction Division; Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Chairperson
Juliet Calvo, DPWH Chief, Maintenance Division
Dennis Abagon, DPWH OIC-Chief, Quality Assurance and Hydrology Division;
Regular Member, BAC
Montrexis Tamayo, DPWH OIC-Chief, Planning and Design Division
Lerma Cayco, DPWH Accountant IV
Felisardo Casuno, DPWH Project Engineer 3
Timojen Sacar, DPWH Material Engineer
Aderman Alcazar, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sunwest Construction
Cesar Buenavntura, Treasurer and Member of the Board of Directors, Sunwest Construction
Consuelo Aldon, Member of the Board of Directors, Sunwest Construction
Engr. Noel Yap Cao, Member of the Board of Directors, Sunwest Construction
Anthony Ngo, Member of the Board of Directors, Sunwest Construction
Previously, presidential sister and Senator Imee Marcos claimed that a new set of flood control raps will allegedly be filed against senators on January 15. According to her, she’s sad that only the senators are allegedly the target of the flood control charges and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez is not.
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Furthermore, Sen. Marcos claimed that her cousin and the Speaker’s Office are allegedly the source of corruption in the House of Representatives. Ombudsman Boying Remulla previously reacted to the claim of Sen. Imee Marcos.
Then,
Ombudsman Boying Remulla refused to give dates on the filing of the flood control charges contrary to the claim of Sen. Imee Marcos
. He assured that things are moving smoothly on the flood control investigation.
“Buti pa siya, alam niya. Ako, hindi ko alam [ang filing of charges na ‘yan]. Hindi ko alam saan ‘yan nanggagaling. We cannot give any dates or any commitments [on] anything [about that],”
Remulla said.
Recently, Ombudsman Boying Remulla announced that a new batch of the flood control charges will be filed today, January 16. Based on a
report
“Ebidensiya ang priority namin rito (Evidence is our priority here). We are not going for probable cause. We want reasonable certainty of conviction,”
the Ombudsman said.
Recently, Interior Secretary
Jonvic Remulla claimed that he and Ombudsman Boying Remulla were allegedly offered P1 billion to silence the flood control probe