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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider National devider Palace receives over 1,000 flood-control reports via new website

Palace receives over 1,000 flood-control reports via new website

Published Aug 14, 2025 01:30 pm
Malacañang disclosed that it has already received 1,148 reports on flood-control projects lodged through its newly-launched Sumbong sa Pangulo website aimed at gathering citizens' report on problematic projects.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. bares key findings in the ongoing investigation of flood-control projects during a press conference at the Malacañan Palace on Aug. 11, 2025. (Mark Balmores)
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. bares key findings in the ongoing investigation of flood-control projects during a press conference at the Malacañan Palace on Aug. 11, 2025. (Mark Balmores)
Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed that from Aug. 11 to 13, they have received 1,148 reports and 823 feedbacks. The website has also had a total of  84,892 views since it was launched.
Castro, however, did not disclose the nature of the reports.
On Aug. 11, President Marcos announced the rollout of the Sumbong sa Pangulo website dedicated for the probe and assessment of flood-control projects in the country, which includes a citizens' report mechanism.
Contractors exposed by Marcos must still finished their projects
Despite being exposed by President Marcos as the contractors getting 20 percent of all flood-control projects in the country, the 15 contractors are still obligated to accomplish their contracts, Castro said.
Even if some of them have already been flagged in the past, they still need to complete their new projects, the Palace official said. However, she believes that they should have not been trusted with new projects in the first place.
"Unang-una po, kung sila man po talaga ay mayroon namang records na mga maanomalyang proyekto, hindi na po sila dapat na pagtitiwalaan. Pero sa kasalukuyan po, iba po kasi ngayon ang naging kontrata, dapat kung anuman ang naging kontrata sa ngayon at kung mayroon silang dapat tapusin, they should be obliged to comply with the provisions of the terms and conditions in the contract, dapat iyon ang matupad (First of all, if they truly have records of anomalous projects, they should no longer be trusted. However, at present, the contract is different — whatever the current contract is, and if they have obligations to complete it, they should be obliged to comply with the provisions of the terms and conditions in the contract, that must be fulfilled)," Castro said in a Palace briefing on Thursday, Aug. 14.
"Iba po ang isyu ng mga maanomalyang proyekto kung sila man ay nasasangkot sa ganito, dahil iyong mga maanomalyang proyekto ay ito po ay paiimbestigahan. Hindi po ibig sabihin noon, bibigyan sila ng bagong kontrata, e, hindi na po sila maaaring managot sa mga dating naging kontrata na masasabing maanomalya. Pero ngayon, kung may kontrata sila at dapat tapusin, dapat tapusin ito under the terms and conditions na nakasaad sa kontrata (The issue of anomalous projects, if they are indeed involved in such, is a separate matter, because those projects will be investigated. This does not mean that if they are given a new contract, they can no longer be held accountable for their previous anomalous contracts. But for now, if they have a contract that they must complete, it should be completed under the terms and conditions stated in the agreement)," she added.
Castro further said that every detail of their projects must be reviewed and examined, including the ghost projects involving some contractors.
All those with anomalies must also be reported to the President, Castro added, reaffirming that they will be charged, held accountable, and blacklisted.
"Pero lahat ng kontrata na ngayon na sila ay kasama, at sila ay party, they have to do their obligations based on the contract (However, for all existing contracts in which they are involved and are a party to, they must fulfill their obligations based on the contract)," Castro reiterated.

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