Palace still verifying if Bonoan provided false DPWH dataMANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is still validating the claim of Sen. Panfilo Lacson that former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Manuel Bonoan had deliberately provided false ghost flood control data to weaken the investigation on the anomaly. Citing “very reliable information,” Lacson said the data given by Bonoan led to incorrect grid coordinates of thousands of flood control projects nationwide. “He is misleading the Palace to weaken or discredit the investigation into ghost flood control projects. “He said he knows nothing about it.”Bonoan’s initial defense when the flood control mess erupted was that he had been blindsided by his own top lieutenants. “The scheme perpetrated by senior DPWH employees was made possible because Bonoan betrayed such trust reposed in him,” the ICI stated.

Source: Philippine Star January 16, 2026 04:41 UTC