Marcos must also be held accountable for flood control mess – Bayan

MANILA, Philippines — The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) believes that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must also be held accountable for the massive anomalies in flood control and other infrastructure projects.

Marcos earlier on Friday said cases against his cousin, former House Speaker and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez, and former House appropriations committee chair and resigned Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co in connection with alleged corruption were already underway.

“As chief executive and incumbent resident of Malacañang, Marcos has to be made accountable for the blatant delivery of kickbacks inside the presidential palace,” Bayan said in a statement later on Friday.

“If it were genuinely pursuing accountability, the ICI would have followed not just the paper and money trail but also verified the delivery of stolen funds, packed in luggage and delivered via armored cars, to the president’s alter-egos,” it added.

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In a video posted on his social media last Friday, Co accused Marcos of ordering P100 billion in insertions for public works for kickbacks in the 2025 national budget.

Co further alleged that he and his staff delivered suitcases of money to Romualdez and to Malacañang.

“Any recommendation to file corruption and plunder charges against top government officials without including the role of Pres. Marcos in the Malacañang kickback scandal is merely performative and intended to shield the president from prosecution,” Bayan said. /apl