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Former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan attends a hearing on flood control projects at the House of Representatives on September 2, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File

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FLOOD CONTROL PROBE

Adrian Ayalin

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="blob:https://od2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com/6367d478-d076-482c-8d80-3760f16107a1" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan attends a hearing on flood control projects at the House of Representatives on September 2, 2025. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Former Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan filed his counter-affidavit before the panel of prosecutors of the Department of Justice Monday.</p><p>Bonoan is facing a <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/19/bonoan-co-respondent-of-estrada-in-plunder-complaint-1247">plunder complaint </a>filed by the National Bureau of Investigation over his supposed involvement in allegedly anomalous flood control projects, along with Senator Jinggoy Estrada.</p><p>“I submitted my counter-affidavit,” Bonoan told reporters before leaving the DOJ.</p><p>Asked if he was planning to fly to the United States for his wife’s operation after attending the DOJ preliminary investigation, Bonoan said he had informed the DOJ panel of his travel plans.</p><p>“Yeah, nakapagpaalam kami,” Bonoan said.</p><p>Bonoan said the DOJ panel allowed him to leave but refused to divulge other details. </p><p>But DOJ spokesperson Atty. Polo Martinez noted that the department lacked the capacity to grant permission to respondents to travel. </p><p>“Travel by respondents can only be restricted by the courts,” Martinez said.</p><p>Bonoan left for the US last year for his wife’s corneal transplant and returned to the Philippines last January. </p><p>He assured the DOJ that he would continue to cooperate with the probe despite his wife’s medical issues.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/2/ex-dpwh-chief-bonoan-faces-preliminary-probe-on-plunder-complaint-1512">Ex-DPWH chief Bonoan attends DOJ investigation, assures continued cooperation</a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/19/bonoan-attends-senate-hearing-amid-claim-he-gave-wrong-flood-projects-coordinates-1259">&#x27;Wrong&#x27; coordinates? Ex-DPWH chief Bonoan defends flood control data submitted to Marcos</a></div><div><iframe width="1023" height="575" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I4bBoCxZQWM" title="ICI: Ex-DPWH Sec. Bonoan &#x27;miserably failed&#x27; to exercise simple diligence | ANC" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><iframe width="1023" height="575" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I4bBoCxZQWM" title="ICI: Ex-DPWH Sec. Bonoan &#x27;miserably failed&#x27; to exercise simple diligence | ANC" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Former Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan filed his counter-affidavit before the panel of prosecutors of the Department of Justice Monday.</p>

Former Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan filed his counter-affidavit before the panel of prosecutors of the Department of Justice Monday.

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Bonoan submits counter-affidavit, prepares to leave for the US

Adrian Ayalin,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 16, 2026 03:47 PM PHT

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Updated February 16, 2026 04:03 PM PHT

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