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<p>MANILA -- Elijah Canlas has reacted to the corruption issue involving alleged irregularities in government flood control projects.</p><p>Speaking with entertainment reporters on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 21st Cinemalaya press conference, the actor expressed his frustration and anger over the controversy.</p><p>&quot;Sobrang busy lang ako ngayon kaya hindi ako masyado outspoken o nakakapagsalita even online. Pero deep down, updated ako. Deep down, marami akong nararamdamang galit, panghihinayang, empathy, sympathy sa mga kababayan natin, sa mga kapwa nating Filipino,&quot; he said. </p><p>&quot;Dahil harap-harapan tayong niloloko. Harap-harapan tayong ginagago, harap-harapan tayong pinagsisinungalingan ng mga taong namumuno sa atin, ng mga kumukurakot sa atin. At parang wala silang hiya lahat,&quot; he added. </p><p>Canlas then echoed Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto&#x27;s remarks about <a href="https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/posts/kailangang-maging-nakakadiri-ang-korupsyon-para-kay-pasig-city-mayor-vico-sotto-/1263198405855413/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">corruption in the government</a>.</p><p>&quot;Tama &#x27;yong sinabi ni Mayor Vico, actually na nasa atin ito. Dapat gawin talaga nating kahiya-hiya ang maging corrupt. Dapat hindi siya kinaiinggitan, &#x27;yung mga mayayaman... Dapat pandirihan talaga natin sila. Tapos kapag nagsimula sa atin &#x27;yon, baka lumaganap, kumalat &#x27;yon, at mas manaig ang kabutihan,&quot; he said.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1963848737287274691&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-09-05T07%3A09%3A34.631564%3A594a2a72-b511-45a6-869b-a2f753a2a902%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=344c9af1cdda840c6ed2978f2152015ade4615b0&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:552px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1963848737287274691"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Canlas is the lead actor of &quot;Raging,&quot; which is an official entry to the 21st Cinemalaya. </p><p>He has joined the growing list of celebrities who shared their thoughts on flood control mess -- Anne Curtis, Nadine Lustre, Bianca Gonzalez, Vice Ganda, and Ely Buendia, among others.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/9/4/ely-buendia-speaks-out-on-flood-control-controversy-i-hope-there-will-be-justice-for-people-1532" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ely Buendia speaks out on flood control controversy: &#x27;I hope there will be justice for people&#x27;</a></div><p>Last month, Malacañang announced that the President has ordered lifestyle checks on all government officials, starting with those under the Department of Public Works and Highways.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/27/marcos-orders-lifestyle-check-on-all-gov-t-officials-amid-flood-project-probe-1141" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marcos orders lifestyle check on all gov&#x27;t officials amid probe into flood projects</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/9/4/here-are-the-films-of-cinemalaya-2025-1244" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here are the films of Cinemalaya 2025</a></div><div><strong></strong><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/41hbc7npgpw?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eZFvNIJLf3M?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G0FHnAJNc6A?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Actor Elijah Canlas has reacted to the corruption issue involving alleged irregularities in government flood control projects.</p>

Actor Elijah Canlas has reacted to the corruption issue involving alleged irregularities in government flood control projects.

'Harap-harapan tayong niloloko': Elijah Canlas slams corruption in flood control projects

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'Harap-harapan tayong niloloko': Elijah Canlas slams corruption in flood control projects

Reyma Deveza,

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Published Sep 05, 2025 04:31 PM PHT

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