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Marcos names ex-SC justice Andres Reyes as flood control probe chair, vows no one will be spared
Court of Appeals Justice Pedro Corales administers oath to (from left) Rogelio Singson, Rossana Fajardo, and Andres Reyes on Sept. 15. —PHOTO FROM PCO.GOV.PH
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September 16, 2025September 16, 2025News

Marcos names ex-SC justice Andres Reyes as flood control probe chair, vows no one will be spared

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Not even his cousin Speaker Martin Romualdez or his political allies will be spared in the inquiry of the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) into corruption in multibillion-peso flood control projects, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday as he appointed former Supreme Court associate justice Andres Reyes as its chair. With Reyes’ appointment, the...

Five reveals from the flood control data
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspects a ₱55-million “ghost” flood control project in Baliwag, Bulacan, on Aug. 20. The 220-meter concrete riverwall project, marked completed and fully paid by the Department of Public Works and Highways, shows no signs of actual construction, according to Marcos. —PHOTO FROM PCO.GOV.PH
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September 2, 2025September 2, 2025Specials

Five reveals from the flood control data

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Between July 2022 and May 2025, the first three years of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s presidency, the government funded 9,855 flood control projects worth over ₱545 billion. We analyzed those projects and the companies that got the contracts to build them.  Massive flooding in recent months have put these projects in the harsh glare of public...