President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. emphasized the importance of filing solid, evidence-backed cases against those behind anomalous flood control projects, warning that weak charges could undermine the government’s anti-corruption efforts.
“Look, anong mangyayari: minadali natin, hindi kumpleto ang ebidensya natin, malabo ‘yung ebidensya natin pero pinilit natin, natalo ‘yung kaso. Can you imagine? I think that would be much, much, much, much worse,” Marcos Jr. said in a teaser for the latest BBM Podcast aired Sunday, Oct. 5.
The President acknowledged that many individuals linked to the irregular projects “are not innocent,” but stressed that only strong cases should be brought to court.
Rushing with incomplete evidence, he said, could lead to dismissals that embolden wrongdoers and weaken the credibility of government efforts.
“We have to follow the law. Otherwise, whatever we do is not legitimate. And we have to be very, very clear that we go after the guilty one,” according to him.
On September 11, Marcos Jr. created the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to probe suspected irregularities in Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects nationwide. This move follows his call for greater accountability in infrastructure spending, especially in flood control.IMT
