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Andrea Taguines

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<p>MANILA — Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said Thursday that his agency had recommended criminal and administrative charges against 87 individuals so far, including former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, in relation to the flood control corruption scandal.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/21/dpwh-set-to-recommend-plunder-raps-vs-martin-romualdez-zaldy-co-0814">DPWH, ICI recommend plunder raps vs Martin Romualdez, Zaldy Co</a></div><p>Within the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), 90 individuals had been dismissed or suspended with ongoing administrative cases, Dizon said in his year-end press conference.</p><p>Meanwhile, Romualdez&#x27;s lawyer Ade Fajardo noted that &quot;a DPWH ‘recommendation’ is not a finding, much less a determination of guilt.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It is not true that the ICI has recommended to the Ombudsman that former Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez be charged with plunder or other serious crimes related to the flood control or 2025 budget issue. In fact, the ICI made it clear in their referral report that it was &#x27;issued without finding or conclusion of guilt or liability on the part of former Speaker Romualdez,&#x27;&quot; Fajardo said. </p><p>&quot;We respect due process and will await the Ombudsman to independently evaluate the submissions based on evidence, not press conference soundbites,&quot; he added. </p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:441px;height:249px;display:block;flex-grow:1" 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=2001453361833427454&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-12-18T01%3A16%3A52.063708%3Ab5a7d911-9573-4394-b753-2c4db8c0221d%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=baec4fe746f79ca3597a1f9d7c42f987ce7e9e26&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2001453361833427454"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Dizon said the DPWH would hold a massive recruitment tour in schools across the country in January to search for young, dynamic, and idealistic engineers and accountants as part of its reform measures.</p><div><em>More details to follow. </em></div><div><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div>

<p>Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said Thursday that his agency had recommended criminal and administrative charges against 87 individuals so far, including former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, in relation to the flood control corruption scandal.</p>

Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said Thursday that his agency had recommended criminal and administrative charges against 87 individuals so far, including former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, in relation to the flood control corruption scandal.

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DPWH: Raps recommended vs 87 people over flood control mess

Andrea Taguines,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 18, 2025 09:23 AM PHT

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Updated December 18, 2025 03:28 PM PHT

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