Jamaine Punzalan

Former Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. arrives at the Sandiganbayan in Quezon City on Monday, February 9, 2026, for his scheduled arraignment. Revilla is joined by his co-accused in connection with graft and corruption charges linked to anomalous "ghost  flood control projects" in Bulacan. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS

Adrian Ayalin

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1770883526285631068208_1420391060136146_2846766203496293215_n_cropped_processed_by_imagy.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Detained former senator Ramob “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Thursday castigated accusers who had implicated him in the flood control scandal. Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA<strong> (2nd UPDATE)</strong> — Detained former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Thursday castigated accusers who had implicated him in the flood control scandal.</p><p>Revilla attended the continuation of the preliminary investigation of his plunder case at the Department of Justice.</p><p>“Hindi ko alam kung paano nakakatulog ang mga nag-aakusa sa akin,” he told the media before boarding the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology bus that will bring him back to the New Quezon City Jail.</p><p>His camp is now questioning the plunder complaint as his co-respondents, former Department of Public Works and Highways undersecretary Roberto Bernardo and engineers Henry Alcantara and Gerard Opulencia, were apparently discharged having been earlier named as state witnesses.</p><p>Revilla’s spokesperson Francesca Señga stressed that with the discharge of Revilla’s co-respondents, the plunder case will only have him and unnamed John and Jane Does as respondents.</p><p>“How can it be a conspiracy kung nag-iisa lang hindi ba, iyon ang isang katanungan diyan,” Señga said.</p><p>Señga said the legal team of Revilla will review their options with the new development in the case.</p><p>She also pointed out the supposed changes in the statements of Bernardo. </p><p>“Makikita niyo na magkakaiba iyong mga petsa kung kailan di umano binigyan ng pera na dinala iyong pera sa bahay ni senator Bong pangalawa nag-iiba iyong amount, pangatlo nag-iiba iba iyong number ng deliveries, una isang beses, sumunod dalawang beses, tatlo, ano ba talaga,” Senga said.</p><p>In a statement, DOJ spokesperson Atty. Polo Martinez said the state witnesses have yet to provide the panel of prosecutors a copy of their Certificate of Materiality issued by the Witness Protection Program.</p><p>“Only upon fulfillment of these requirements will the panel discharge them from the filing of the case in court, if ever,” Martinez said.</p><p>Martinez said that in the resolution of the prosecutors, there will also be a discussion of their participation in the case.</p><p>“That includes the claim of conspiracy. Hindi ibig sabihin hindi ka na at all babanggitin sa resolution,” Martinez said.</p><p>Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadullon added that media is not the proper forum for the matters raised by the camp of Revilla.  </p><p>&quot;If respondents counsel believes what she says then she should just raise it in their counter affidavit and not address it to media,&quot; Fadullon said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>REVILLA SUPPORTERS PROTEST</strong><strong><br/></strong></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F2340674363095190%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="429" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>Supporters of Revilla meantime gathered outside the DOJ in a protest and shouted that the former DPWH officials are the ones who should be charged with plunder.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/9/bong-revilla-arrives-at-sandiganbayan-for-flood-control-case-arraignment-0855">Sandiganbayan enters not guilty plea for Revilla for graft over &#x27;ghost&#x27; flood control project</a></div><p>“Malinis ang konsensya ni senator Revilla sa lahat ng binibintang sa kanya,” said supporter Mark Duller.</p><p>The next hearing is tentatively set on February 20.</p><div><br/></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/hSoIiXR4omo?&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/OatfW9ODevY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Detained former senator Ramob “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Thursday castigated accusers who had implicated him in the flood control scandal.</p>

Detained former senator Ramob “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Thursday castigated accusers who had implicated him in the flood control scandal.

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Bong Revilla: I don’t know how my accusers can sleep

Adrian Ayalin,

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Published February 12, 2026 03:01 PM PHT

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Updated March 03, 2026 04:42 PM PHT

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