Lacson: Hindi makakaligtas si Marcos sa imbestigasyon sa flood control scandal

Sinabi ni Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson na hindi makakaligtas si Pangulong Marcos sa imbestigasyon ng Senado sa multibillion-peso flood control scandal kung magtuturo ang ebidensya sa kanya. Gayunpaman, wala raw legal na bigat ang mga hindi nakasumpaang akusasyon laban sa pangulo sa social media. Naghahanda rin si Lacson ng 'Chairman's Progress Report' upang maipagpatuloy ang hearings.

Sa panayam sa dzBB, sinabi ni Lacson, "Kung magtuturo ang ebidensya sa Pangulo, wala tayong magagawa doon."

Tinanggihan niya ang mga pahayag ni dating kongresista Zaldy Co sa Facebook na may kickbacks na inihatid mismo sa tahanan ng pangulo. "Walang evidentiary value ang kwento ni Zaldy Co dahil hindi ito sinabi sa ilalim ng sumpa," ani Lacson. Inilapat din niya ang parehong pamantayan kay dating whistleblower Orly Guteza na nag-akusa kay Marcos, ngunit walang koroborasyon.

Upang maibalik ang momentum sa imbestigasyon, naghahanda si Lacson ng "Chairman's Progress Report" na maglalaman ng findings, visual aids, at ebidensya mula sa walong hearings. Ito ay para sa Department of Justice at Ombudsman, na humiling ng kopya. "May precedent ito at ito ay katumbas ng pag-sponsor ng partial report," paliwanag niya.

Kapag inihain na, maaari nang magpatuloy ang hearings at muling tawagin si dating Speaker Martin Romualdez.

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Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla insisted he will not inhibit from the probe linking former House Speaker Martin Romualdez to the flood control scandal. He confirmed a Court of Appeals freeze order on Romualdez's assets and warned of more cases to come. Hold departure orders were also sought against former Senate President Francis Escudero and businessman Maynard Ngu.

Malacañang has asked the public to wait patiently for the results of investigations into the multibillion-peso flood control controversy, stating that investigators are conducting a thorough job. A government official's statement noted that findings have been submitted to the Ombudsman and Department of Justice. This comes after calls for accountability from the Iglesia ni Cristo regarding corruption allegations.

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Rep. Martin Romualdez's lawyer stated there is no evidence linking him to ghost or substandard flood control projects eyed for plunder charges by the Ombudsman. Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said they are preparing cases against Romualdez and former Senate President Francis Escudero. Romualdez expressed willingness to cooperate.

A Manila court has barred Senator Jinggoy Estrada from leaving the Philippines due to criminal complaints linked to the flood control mess. This follows the Department of Justice securing a precautionary hold departure order in February. The allegations stem from witnesses like former district engineer Henry Alcantara, who claimed the senator received kickbacks from flood control projects.

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Prosecutors from the Sandiganbayan Third Division conducted an ocular inspection yesterday at the supposed site of a P92.8-million flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan, and found nothing. The project in Barangay Bunsaran, previously reported as 95 percent complete, is central to the malversation case against former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. Prosecutors described it as a 'ghost project'.

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