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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte lead the Basic Education Report 2024 at the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City on January 25, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Harlene Delgado

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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/175634717574320240125-bbm-sara-duterte-educ-report-JC-15.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte lead the Basic Education Report 2024 at the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City on January 25, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte said she was in favor of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order to conduct<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"> lifestyle checks on all government officials </a>as part of the investigation into anomalous flood control projects.</p><p>The second-in-command said the lifestyle checks should be a “deep dive” and go beyond the usual review of Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN) of public officials.</p><p>The check should also extend to appointed government officials, Duterte said. </p><p>&quot;Oo, dapat lang. At hindi lang yung elected public officials ha pati ‘yung mga appointed public officials at hindi lang ‘yung on the surface na sasabihin natin kung ano yung nasa SALN, dapat deep dive,” she said in an interview in the Hague, the Netherlands following her visit to her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/27/platform-to-monitor-flood-control-projects-launched-1921">Platform to monitor flood control projects launched</a></div><div><iframe width="1100" height="619" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I8Npa1ZH9oc" title="Marcos &#x27;sobrang galit&#x27; sa nadiskubreng P55M ghost flood control project sa Baliuag, Bulacan" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The Vice President added that the check should also identify the “dummies” serving as fronts of government officials. </p><p>“Kung sino ‘yung mga dummy. Ilabas ‘yung mga dummy ng mga public officials,” she added. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/8/26/coa-orders-inspection-of-ongoing-completed-flood-control-projects-in-bulacan-1800">COA orders inspection of ongoing, completed flood control projects in Bulacan</a></div><p>Several members of the Cabinet earlier welcomed the lifestyle check order of the president, saying that “it is the right thing to do”. </p><p>Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro on Wednesday said the check would start with officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/23/lacson-senators-could-also-have-made-budget-insertions-for-flood-control-projects-1416">Lacson: Senators could also have made budget insertions for flood control projects</a></div><p>The DPWH earlier admitted there were &quot;ghost&quot; flood control projects and vowed to investigate them.</p><p>As of Wednesday morning, the Office of the President has received a total of 9,020 complaints regarding anomalous flood control projects lodged through the sumbongsapangulo.ph website, Malacañang said</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe width="1100" height="619" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QZHMZPPbJkE" title="Jinggoy to Sarah Discaya: &#x27;Sino ang kontak mo diyan sa DPWH?&#x27; | ANC" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><iframe width="1100" height="619" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_QTRydkgxaw" title="Marcos orders lifestyle check on all gov&#x27;t officials amid probe on flood control projects | ANC" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Vice President Sara Duterte said she was in favor of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order to conduct lifestyle checks on all government officials as part of the investigation into anomalous flood control projects.</p>

Vice President Sara Duterte said she was in favor of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order to conduct lifestyle checks on all government officials as part of the investigation into anomalous flood control projects.

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‘Dapat deep dive’: Sara Duterte backs Marcos’ lifestyle check order

Harlene Delgado,

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Published August 28, 2025 10:18 AM PHT

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