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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider National devider Marcos to cut ties with allies involved in flood control anomalies

Marcos to cut ties with allies involved in flood control anomalies

Published Aug 4, 2025 07:28 pm
"Ayaw na kitang kaalyado (I no longer want to be your ally)."
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on July 28, 2025. (Mark Balmores)
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on July 28, 2025. (Mark Balmores)
This was how President Marcos threatened to cut ties with his allies should they be found to be involved in corruption-ridden flood control projects in the country.
"Sorry na lang. Hindi na kita kaalyado kung ganyan ang ginagawa mo. Ayaw na kitang kaalyado (Sorry, but I'm no longer your ally if that’s what you're doing. I no longer want to be your ally)," Marcos said in an interview in his podcast.
It came as a follow up to his stern statement on the money-making scheme perpetrated by officials and contractors during his fourth State of the Nation Address. In his speech, he called out all those behind failed flood control projects, which he tagged as "pigments of imagination" and have caused massive flooding in many areas last month.
'They know who they are'
One week after his declaration of full-blown investigation on all flood control projects in the country, the President still did not name names but he bared that they have already identified some and names are coming up.
"They know who they are. Mayroon naman diyan talagang mga notorious. Matagal ng ganito ang ginagawa (Some of them are notorious. They have been doing this for so long)," Marcos said when asked who he was referring to in his SONA.
"I’m sorry but they will have to account for their actions and they will have to account for the expenditures that they have made na hindi natin nakikita kung ano yung naging resulta (for which we did not see any results)," he added.
Marcos stressed that in order to fix the problem, they must know what happened and went wrong, including who must be held accountable.
"They have to be told who is responsible and somebody has to answer for their suffering," he said, even if they are his allies.
Third-party audit
Marcos bared that the investigation on the flood projects deemed non-existent will be undertaken by a third-party, and not the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the lead implementing agency in such works.
The President said they only obtained the list of projects from the DPWH, noting that they will soon publicize it.
Once publicized, Marcos is expecting that people would come forward and provide them more information they can use in the investigation.
However, he revealed that they have already identified some names involved in so-called ghost and anomalous projects.
"I'm sure maraming magsusumbong diyan (many will come forward)," he said.
"We already have some names that are coming up, that will be – first of all, corporations that – mga contractor na talagang kitang-kita na hindi maganda ang trabaho nila (contractors who obviously have poor-quality work) . So, we will put them on a blacklist. Hindi na sila puwedeng magkontrata sa gobyerno (They will no longer be allowed to enter into contracts with the government)," he added.
Marcos also warned that if the involved people and corporations were not able to explain what happened to the projects, they would take it to the next step, which he did not elaborate.
"[L]ahat ito, iyon na nga, kakasuhan natin. Sasabihin natin: Saan napunta yung pondong ito? Saan napunta sa ganyan? (All of this, as I said, we will file charges. We will ask: Where did this fund go? Where did that money go?),” Marcos said.
"‘Pag hindi sila makapag-explain nang mabuti (If they fail to explain), we will have to take it to the next step," Marcos added.
READ MORE: 'Mahiya naman kayo!': Marcos declares all-out probe on 'ghost' flood control projects

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