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Vivienne Gulla

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MANILA - House Committee on Public Accounts Chairperson Terry Ridon tagged as “double hearsay” claims that a record of communication between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former Undesecretary Adrian Bersamin supposedly shows the President’s direct links to flood control kickbacks.Ridon said unless Bersamin himself confirms the authenticity of the supposed communciation, the allegations have no probative value and will neither hold in court nor in an impeachment proceeding.“Parang intriga ho at bare allegations lang po ‘yung mga sinasabi noon pong dalawang mga kinatawan. Ito po ay essentially parang propaganda lang at sabi-sabi noon pong mga nagsasalita. (07:00) Kasi ultimately ang tatanungin po ng committee dito, “Are these personal knowledge or authenticated documents?” So basically babagsak din po siya doon sa kinasapitan po ng mga Zaldy Co videos eh. Kasi unless mayroon pong affidavit doon na nagsasabi na “Yes, these are my communications with the President”, kahit ilagay pa ho nila yan sa impeachment complaint, I think it will still be junked on substance,” he explained.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/11/ombudsman-congress-urged-to-probe-alleged-marcos-jr-messages-on-flood-control-kickbacks-1950">Ombudsman, Congress urged to probe alleged Marcos Jr. messages on flood control kickbacks</a></div>ACT Teachers Party List Representative Antonio Tinio on Friday said the record of the alleged Marcos-Bersamin communication may be used as basis for another possible impeachment complaint against the President once the one-year bar lapses in January 2027.Tinio admitted his allegations may be considered “hearsay”, since he did not see the message firsthand from Bersamin’s phone, but the congressman asserted the record of communication is credible, and Bersamin made a video affidavit on the matter. While no copy of these messages nor Bersamin&#x27;s video have been released to the public, Tinio says Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste has a copy.&quot;May paliwanag si Congressman Leviste kung paano niya nakuha ito. Basically, pumunta sa bahay niya si Adrian Bersamin sometime in November last year para buuin ‘yung affidavit containing this information, bilang proteksyon sa sarili niya, sa tingin niya. Dahil kung didiinan siya na involved siya sa kickbacks and corruption, ipapakita niya na utos ito ng Pangulo, that was the objective. (10:53) Tapos mayroong CCTV footage na ipinakita sa amin si Congressman Leviste of Adrian Bersamin going to his house, residence ni Leviste. Tapos magkasama sila, pumapasok at saka lumalabas ng bahay. Supposedly this was the time when Bersamin accomplished at least part of his affidavit, and partly explains how Leviste got these records,” he narrated.“This was in November when Senator Ping Lacson in plenary gave a speech, idine-detalye niya ‘yung kwento sa kanya ni Bernardo about the P8 billion kickbacks, and then Senator Lacson insisted na ginamit lang or ni-namedrop lang ni Bersamin at Trygve Olaivar ang pangalan ng Pangulo, na walang alam ang Pangulo. So that&#x27;s when they panicked, kasi tingin nila mukhang tayo ang gagawing mga scapegoat dito. So they started making their affidavits,” Tinio noted. <div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/11/ombudsman-congress-urged-to-probe-alleged-marcos-jr-messages-on-flood-control-kickbacks-1950">Ombudsman, Congress urged to probe alleged Marcos Jr. messages on flood control kickbacks</a></div>House Assistant Majority Leader Zia Alonto Adiong, meanwhile, said if there is sufficient evidence to back such claims, it should have been presented during the House panel deliberations on the impeachment complaints against the President.“These are serious accusations. Kung may ebidensiya, may tamang proseso para rito. Let us allow institutions to function as they should,” he added. Malacañang also dismissed the supposed communication adding the president is not involved in any form of corruption.&quot;Sa ngayon po, ang anumang pinapahid na isyu ng korapsiyon sa Pangulo ay atin pong pinasisinungalingan” said Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro.

Ridon said unless Bersamin himself confirms the authenticity of the supposed communciation, the allegations have no probative value and will neither hold in court nor in an impeachment proceeding.

Ridon said unless Bersamin himself confirms the authenticity of the supposed communciation, the allegations have no probative value and will neither hold in court nor in an impeachment proceeding.

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Alleged Marcos-Bersamin messages 'double hearsay'-- Ridon

Vivienne Gulla,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 13, 2026 09:40 PM PHT

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Updated February 16, 2026 05:15 PM PHT

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