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Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco is greeted by the press after the first meeting of the Metro Manila Council held at the MMDA headquarters in Makati on July 25, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News

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Marilyn Cahatol

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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/175730430751920190725-mmda-mayors-meeting-GC-8066.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Toby Tiangco is greeted by the press after the first meeting of the Metro Manila Council held at the MMDA headquarters in Makati on July 25, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Navotas City Rep. Toby Tiangco on Monday denied allegations that he inserted a flood-control project in the 2025 national budget. </p><p>“First of all hindi po ako makakapag-insert kasi hindi po ako member ng bicam. Paano ako makakapag-insert?&quot; he said during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee&#x27;s hearing on the anomalous flood control projects. </p><p>This was in response to a press release by Rep. Alfredo Garbin accusing Tiangco as the proponent of a P529 million worth flood-control project insertion.</p><p>During the hearing, Tiangco also accused Co of inserting P13.8 billion worth of flood control and other infrastructure projects in the bicameral conference committee version of the national budget.</p><div><em>More details to follow. </em></div><div><br/></div><div><em></em><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><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/YS_l_31VXcA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><em></em><br/></div>

<p>Navotas Lone District Rep. Toby Tiangco on Monday denied allegations that he inserted a flood-control project in the 2025 national budget.</p>

Navotas Lone District Rep. Toby Tiangco on Monday denied allegations that he inserted a flood-control project in the 2025 national budget.

'Hindi ako member ng bicam': Toby Tiangco denies inserting flood control projects

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'Hindi ako member ng bicam': Toby Tiangco denies inserting flood control projects

Marilyn Cahatol,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 08, 2025 11:58 AM PHT

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Updated September 08, 2025 12:05 PM PHT

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