House files bill vs corruption amid P100B flood control deal probe

House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos filed House Bill 3661, prohibiting relatives of public officials from securing government contracts, following revelations of P100 billion in questionable flood control deals.

Speaker Martin Romualdez confirmed the House will not spare anyone from the investigation into anomalies in flood control projects and will ensure it is fair and fact-based.

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) was formally constituted with retired Supreme Court justice Andres Reyes as its head.

UP Cebu administrators, faculty, and students protested alleged corruption in flood control projects, calling it 'nationwide theft'.

DPWH Engineer Brice Hernandez alleged that Senator Jinggoy Estrada received a 30-percent kickback from P355 million worth of flood control project allocations.

Senator Jinggoy Estrada called Brice Hernandez a 'habitual liar' and expressed willingness to sign a waiver to open his bank accounts and participate in any investigation.

The Leaders Forum condemned all forms of corruption, particularly the misuse of public funds for flood control projects.