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Residents try to move to safer ground as floodwaters rise in Barangay Navotas East, Navotas City, on July 24, 2025. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File

Residents try to move to safer ground as floodwaters rise in Barangay Navotas East, Navotas City, on July 24, 2025.

PAGASA advised the public to remain vigilant as Typhoon Emong and Tropical Storm Dante are expected to enhance the southwest monsoon, which may trigger moderate to intense rains within the next 24 hours.

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175513999683320250724-navotas-flooding-JC0606.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Residents try to move to safer ground as floodwaters rise in Barangay Navotas East, Navotas City, on July 24, 2025. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said Thursday that a soon-to-be-formed House tri-committee would invite legislators, construction companies, and high-ranking officials if they are named in anomalous flood control or infrastructure deals.</p><p>The House of Representatives will form a tri-committee — composed of public accounts, public works, and good government committees — to look into all the infrastructure and flood control projects that are &quot;deemed anomalous, substandard, ghost, or incomplete,&quot; he said.</p><p>The move aims to &quot;implement the presidential pronouncement to look into flood control projects,&quot; said Ridon, who chairs the House Committee on Public Accounts.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/28/-mahiya-naman-kayo-marcos-order-probe-on-corruption-in-flood-control-projects-1725">&#x27;Mahiya naman kayo&#x27;: Marcos orders probe on possible corruption in flood control projects</a></div><p>When asked if the House tri-committee will invite Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co, who is being linked to a top flood control contractor, Ridon said, &quot;Yes, if they are named as part of anomalous transactions relating to infrastructure and flood control projects, then they will be asked to sit before the tri-committee and explain themselves.&quot;</p><p>Co said he divested from Sunwest, Inc., which secured contracts in the Bicol Region, including a flood control structure in Catanduanes worth over P192 million. The firm also has projects with heftier price tags in places like Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/11/a-deeper-look-into-marcos-s-list-of-top-flood-control-contractors-0037">A deeper look into Marcos’s list of top flood control contractors</a></div><p>Ridon said the inquiry would not be a &quot;witch hunt,&quot; adding, &quot;I think we have to be able to explain to the people how the process actually works for us to be able to see where the policy gaps are, and to make sure that gaps are actually plugged.&quot;</p><p>Meanwhile, some House leaders on Wednesday agreed it could be better for a third party to look into alleged irregularities in flood control projects. This is amid concerns that members of the chamber may be involved in questionable deals.</p><p>&quot;Why would a body investigate itself? I think it would be wise and prudent for us to wait as to what the executive has to say and what their actions are with regards to the President&#x27;s speech in the SONA (State of the Nation Address,&quot; said House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, the President&#x27;s son. </p><p>&quot;I think we shouldn&#x27;t get ahead of ourselves,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/13/house-leaders-ok-with-third-party-probe-into-infra-projects-1635">&#x27;We can&#x27;t investigate ourselves&#x27;: House leaders OK with third-party probe into infra projects</a></div><p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday noted that only 15 contractors bagged about P100 billion or 20 percent of nearly 10,000 flood control projects from July 2022 to May 2025.</p><p>He said that more than half of these government-funded infrastructure projects did not provide details on the type of structure being built.</p><p>On Wednesday, the Department of Public Works and Highways said it would focus its audit on the flood control projects under the 15 construction companies flagged by Marcos.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/12/magalong-willing-to-lead-probe-into-highly-syndicated-flood-control-mess-1030">&#x27;Highly syndicated&#x27;: Baguio mayor Magalong says willing to lead probe into flood control mess</a></div><p>Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong has accused some lawmakers of getting kickbacks of 30 to 40 percent of the budget for flood control and infrastructure projects. He has yet to provide evidence for his allegations.</p><p>&quot;I’m quite certain, we have seen it already in the PDAF (Priority Development Assistance Fund) scam, pag ka may whistleblower na nagpunta sa Kongreso, nagpunta sa Executive, blows the whistle, I think sa dulo naman po magkakaalaman po talaga tayo kung sino yung mga sangkot dito,&quot; Ridon said.</p><div><strong>— With reports from Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News; ABS-CBN Research and Verification Unit</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS: </strong></div><div><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/Lynp0I9YESg?&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/3K7zmcUda6s?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said Thursday that a soon-to-be-formed House tri-committee would invite legislators, construction companies, and high-ranking officials if they are named in anomalous flood control or infrastructure deals.</p>

Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said Thursday that a soon-to-be-formed House tri-committee would invite legislators, construction companies, and high-ranking officials if they are named in anomalous flood control or infrastructure deals.

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Legislators, contractors tagged in 'anomalous' flood control deals to be invited to House probe

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Published August 14, 2025 11:11 AM PHT

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