Ex-QC lawmaker to turn whistleblower in flood-control scandal — Remulla
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice has received word that a former congressman from Quezon City is ready to divulge what he knows about the flood-control project scandal.
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said Thursday, October 22 the upcoming whistleblower is expected to name key figures and how the scheme operated.
“His involvement in everything that is happening, how the scheme works. He will tell everything,” Remulla told reporters, as quoted in a STAR report.
“He will pinpoint (individuals). Because this congressman is no longer incumbent.”
Remulla said the call came early yesterday and that his office was preparing to work with the individual.
Remulla added that the law will take its course: “We’ll wait (for him). I will work on that.”
For now, has has not identified the former lawmaker.
QC as ghost project hub. The timing comes weeks after he signed an immigration lookout bulletin order on four of Quezon City's six representatives as one of his last acts as Justice secretary prior to taking office as Ombudsman.
The four lawmakers — Arjo Atayde, Patrick Michael Vargas, Marivic Co-Pilar and Marvin Rillo — were named in an ILBO request of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), which is investigating alleged anomalies in flood-control contracts.
Multiple other legislators are under watch-list status as the ICI is eyeing to file initial cases within weeks. — Based on a report from The STAR
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