Breaking News! President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is accused of directly participating in the flood control project corruption case! The main suspect's departure from the country was arranged by the presidential office!
The member of parliament and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Zaldy, who has been confirmed as a major suspect in the Philippine flood control project case, revealed shocking information. President Marcos personally ordered him to include at least 10 billion pesos worth of projects in the 2025 general appropriation bill.
In a video clip aired on Friday, Zaldy stated that the president's nephew, Speaker Martin Romualdez, informed him via the president's instructions to immediately leave the Philippines to avoid being implicated in the case involving President Marcos and Romualdez.
Therefore, Zaldy left the country in July last year under the pretext of illness and has remained abroad ever since. Since then, he has been identified as one of the main participants in the large-scale flood control project case, and the House of Representatives has revoked Zaldy's travel authorization.
In a five-minute video, Zaldy said he would be used as a "scapegoat" and "poster boy for their lies," and vowed revenge: "I will no longer remain silent. I will reveal the truth with receipts, evidence, and names."
Zaldy confirmed that in 2024, the budget minister A Ameenah Panlilio Mandanas received instructions from President Marcos to require him to insert a 10 billion peso infrastructure project during the bicameral committee meeting. The executive secretary, Bersamin, later confirmed these instructions to him.
"I called the former speaker Martin Romualdez and reported the president's instruction to include a 10 billion peso project. He told me that whatever the president wants, he should get it."
Afterward, Zaldy met with Panlilio Mandanas, Bersamin, Romualdez, and Deputy Secretary of Justice Jose Cacayanan III at the Aguado Building near the presidential palace.
Bersamin handed Zaldy a brown envelope on the spot, containing a list of projects worth 10 billion pesos.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1848807215269130/
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