Lacson: Bonoan dangled P500 million to get CA nodMANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson yesterday flagged the use of the Commission on Appointments (CA) hearing of former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan to allegedly insert P500 million in flood control projects that may have been lost to corruption. Speaking to dzMM yesterday, Lacson said his Blue Ribbon committee probe on flood control corruption may be winding down, but his investigative work on inspecting ghost or substandard projects does not stop there. “The flood control issue is a longer story. It looks like he kept the P500 million to himself,” Lacson said without naming anyone. He said it is still a “work in progress,” using Bernardo’s records, trying to validate the list of P500 million worth of flood control and other infrastructure projects which were allegedly dangled to House members in exchange for Bonoan’s confirmation.

Source: Philippine Star March 14, 2026 20:30 UTC