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Former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo implicated several senators in a P35.24 billion flood control scam involving kickbacks linked to projects from 2022 to 2025, revealed during Senate hearings.
- Former DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo acknowledged his involvement in a multibillion-peso flood control kickback scheme while testifying before the Senate Blue Ribbon panel on September 25, 2025.
- Bernardo named Senators Escudero, Binay, Revilla Jr., and Representative Zaldy Co as beneficiaries tied to budget insertions since 2022, prompting denials and threats of legal action.
- Bernardo testified to delivering P160 million, or 20% of about P800 million to Maynard Ngu for Escudero, and revealed a 15% kickback about P37 million was handed to Binay's trusted staff.
- Bernardo acknowledged to senators that he was complicit in wrongdoing, describing his role as being exploited, while Justice Secretary Remulla announced that Bernardo has been given provisional protection as a witness pending approval for the Witness Protection Program.
- The Senate investigation highlights concerns that corruption in flood control projects, which received about P500 billion since 2022, could undermine disaster preparedness in the typhoon-prone Philippines.
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Chiz Escudero, Nancy Binay deny links in flood control mess
Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero and former senator Nancy Binay on Thursday refuted that they had involvement in the anomalies in flood control projects, as alleged by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo.
INQToday: Escudero, Revilla, Binay in flood control mess – ex-DPWH exec
Roberto Bernardo, former undersecretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), on Thursday implicated Senator Francis Escudero and former senators Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Nancy Binay in an alleged scheme involving anomalous flood control projects....Keep on reading: INQToday: Escudero, Revilla, Binay in flood control mess – ex-DPWH exec
Ex-DPWH official tags more senators in flood-control scam - BusinessWorld Online
A former Public Works undersecretary has implicated more Philippine lawmakers in a multibillion-peso kickback scheme tied to flood-control projects. At a Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on Thursday, former Public Works Undersecretary Roberto R. Bernardo named Senators Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero, Ramon “Bong” B. Revilla, Jr., and former Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay as among those who benefited from budget insertions. The lawmakers ha…
LIVESTREAM: Senate resumes probe into flood control projects
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Thursday, September 25, resumes its investigation into alleged anomalies in flood control projects. Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Roberto Bernardo has been invited to attend. His name surfaced in earlier hearings after whistleblowers claimed he facilitated kickbacks for politicians. Senate President Tito Sotto said Thursday’s session could be the last blue ribbon committe…
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