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Harlene Delgado

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MANILA — Investigations of both the Senate and House of Representatives into the flood control anomalies are a “prerogative” of Congress, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.This, as more lawmakers are accused of involvement in alleged budget insertions and kickbacks from flood control projects.In a podcast, Marcos Jr. expressed approval of the ongoing probes, saying these might help shed light on the controversies.“Alam mo, prerogative ng Kongreso ‘yan eh. Prerogative ng House of Representatives ‘yan na mag-conduct sila ng imbestigasyon at prerogative ng Senado na mag-conduct sila ng imbestigasyon. Ipatuloy natin. At kahit papaano pagka may masusing imbestigasyon, kahit papaano mayroon tayong makukuha din diyan. So, baka makatulong din,” he said.Asked if lawmakers being tagged in the anomalies should inhibit from the investigation, the President believes that no one will admit to wrongdoing and recusal is entirely up to the lawmakers.“Eh wala namang aamin na may kaugnayan sila eh, hindi ba? Kahit sino. So, hindi sila mag-i-inhibit. So, kahit sabihin mo… At saka wala namang power ang executive sa legislature eh. Gagawin nila ‘yung gagawin nila. So, ‘yun – but that&#x27;s their prerogative,” he noted.Amid these, Marcos Jr. assured the public that the independent commission set to be created will ultimately get to the bottom of the fiasco.“But allow them, we will have the independent commission. We will organize it. We will support it fully. And all the other organs of government will – I’m sure play their part in finding the truth to all of these – all of these anomalies,” he noted.CATCHING THE ‘BIG FISH’The Chief Executive also reiterated that they will not stop holding involved individuals accountable until they get to resolve the problem and dismantle the corrupted system.“‘Yung dapat natin pipilahan ng kaso, may ebidensya tayo na matibay, unang-una. Pangalawa, na kapag sila na out of action na, ay talagang magbabago, dahil sila talaga nagpapatakbo. So, I suppose the description that sometimes we – ‘yung big fish talaga. ‘Yung talagang nagpapatakbo nitong sistema na ito. ‘Yun,” he said.“Kasi ‘pag – hindi mo mabubuwag ‘yang sistemang ‘yan hangga’t  tinanggal mo ‘yung mga player na ‘yan. So, tatanggalin natin ‘yung mga player na ‘yon at kahit sino man sila para maging maayos ang patakbo ng sistema,” Marcos Jr. noted.Even those who supported him will not be spared, according to the President.“Wala talaga tayong magagawa eh. The truth has to come out. Kaya nagkaganito, dahil pinabayaan eh. We look the other way. Nagbulag-bulagan tayo, ‘di ba? Nagbibingi-bingihan tayo, wala tayong naririnig, kaya tayo nagkaganito. Ba’t natin babalikan ‘yun? ‘Oh eh wala kaming alam diyan. Wala naman kaming naririnig’,” he stated.He also decried anew how corruption has become systemic.“Because that’s the system already eh. Kahit ayaw mo, pagka sasabihin na, ‘Hindi, hindi ako interesado sa mga ganyan’, ‘di ba? Masasagasaan ka ng sistema. Sasagasaan ka ng sistema,” the president added.  “‘Yung mga nandyan na aktibo diyan sa mga kalokohan na ‘yan, eh aanuhin ka, aatakihin ka. They will – para to get you out of the way kasi baka magsumbong ka pa,” Marcos Jr. noted.

Marcos Jr. expressed approval of the ongoing invvestigations, saying these might help shed light on the controversies.

Marcos Jr. expressed approval of the ongoing invvestigations, saying these might help shed light on the controversies.

‘Eh wala namang aamin’: Marcos Jr. says flood control probe ‘prerogative’ of Congress

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‘Eh wala namang aamin’: Marcos Jr. says flood control probe ‘prerogative’ of Congress

Harlene Delgado,

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Published Sep 08, 2025 08:10 PM PHT

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