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Bulacan Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez attends the congressional hearing on the alleged ghost flood control projects at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175877292036020250909-house-probe-flood-brice-hernandez-MT1 (1).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Bulacan Assistant District Engineer Brice Hernandez attends the congressional hearing on the alleged ghost flood control projects at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer Brice Hernandez on Thursday clarified that his computer contains evidence against House members, not senators as his legal counsel previously said. </p><p>“Actually, may mga congressman po doon. Hindi po senador yung laman ng computer ko,” said Hernandez. </p><p>(Actually, there are congressmen there. No senators are in the files in the computer)</p><p>Raymond Fortun, counsel for Brice Hernandez, Wednesday <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/24/hernandez-s-lawyer-confirms-more-senators-may-be-linked-to-flood-control-scam-1607">said </a>that Hernandez’s computer contains evidence implicating six senators in the flood control anomalies. </p><p>When Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III inquired on this during the Senate’s <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/25/senate-resumes-flood-control-probe-in-sixth-hearing-0900">sixth</a> flood control hearing, Hernandez clarified the statement as “fake news.”</p><p>When Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa further questioned Hernandez on the report that his lawyer scolded him for choosing the lawmakers to name, Hernandez said: “Hindi po, your honor. Ako po ang nagalit sa kanya kasi mali po yung information na lumabas. Pinagsabihan ko po siya.”</p><p>(No, your honor. It was me who got mad at him because the wrong information was released)</p><p>He said he had told Fortun not to release information that he has no evidence for.</p><p>Fortun remains his legal counsel, according to Hernandez. </p><p>Dela Rosa moved to invite Fortun as a resource person in the next hearing, but Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chairperson Panfilo Lacson said they first need to consult with a lawyer.</p><p>&quot;That&#x27;s lawyer-client relationship. Titingnan natin. Tanong muna natin sa mga abogado, hindi tayo abogado pareho eh,&quot; said Lacson.</p><p>(We will see because there is a lawyer-client relationship. Let&#x27;s consult the lawyers since neither of us is one)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/25/ex-dpwh-exec-roberto-bernardo-admits-wrongdoing-in-flood-control-fiasco-0916"><strong>Ex-DPWH exec Roberto Bernardo tags Escudero, Co, Revilla, Binay in kickbacks</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XKNVP-gcn78?si=KF2P-WGR86pG8N4e" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer Brice Hernandez on Thursday clarified that his computer contains evidence against House members, not senators as his legal counsel previously said.</p>

Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer Brice Hernandez on Thursday clarified that his computer contains evidence against House members, not senators as his legal counsel previously said.

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Hernandez clarifies computer contains evidence vs House members, not senators

Marilyn Cahatol,

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Published Sep 25, 2025 12:12 PM PHT

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