司法部建议就防洪工程腐败丑闻，对参议员Jinggoy Estrada和公共工程与公路部前部长Manuel Bonoan提起贪污及贿赂诉讼。
监察员办公室于2026年5月18日周一证实，已收到司法部建议提出指控的决议。司法部同时建议对Estrada、Bonoan以及多名公共工程与公路部前官员提起直接贿赂和腐败公职人员的指控。
针对前副部长Roberto Bernardo、Gerard Opulencia和Henry Alcantara的指控已被撤销，因为他们已加入证人保护计划。针对已于2025年12月去世的前副部长Maria Catalina Cabral的案件也已被撤销。
监察员办公室表示，将在决定是否向法院提起诉讼前进行独立审查。司法部已于2月针对Estrada和Bonoan申请了预防性限制出境令。
调查引用了2025年11月14日参议院听证会上的证据，该证据详细说明了地区防洪项目涉嫌存在30%的回扣问题。
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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.
A coalition of activists filed a graft complaint with the Ombudsman on Monday, March 30, against former undersecretaries Adrian Bersamin and Trygve Olaivar over an alleged multibillion-peso kickback scheme in flood control projects. The complaint draws from testimonies by former DPWH undersecretary Roberto Bernardo. The Ombudsman is also investigating them for plunder conspiracy.
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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.
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) ceased operations after submitting its confidential final report. Malacañang maintained that President Marcos has not forgotten the fight against corruption in flood control projects. The Department of Justice reported recovering over P611 million from anomalous projects.
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The Department of Justice announced that three flood control cases against SYMS Construction Trading and former DPWH officials have been transferred to Quezon City Regional Trial Court branches. DOJ spokesperson Polo Martinez said the cases were originally filed in Bulacan courts in January and February. Pre-trial hearings are set for April.