‘More flood culprits jailed this New Year’Eight of the accused linked to an anomalous flood control project in Oriental Mindoro are escorted to the Sandiganbayan November 24, 2025 for booking and issuance of commitment orders. MANILA, Philippines — More persons linked to irregularities in flood control projects will be “thrown behind bars in the New Year,” Malacañang said yesterday. The government’s investigation into alleged irregularities in flood control projects is far from over, Gomez pointed out. “The flood control investigation does not end on Dec. 25. Sarah Discaya was arrested on Dec. 18 over the P96-million ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental.

Source: Philippine Star December 26, 2025 16:09 UTC