Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Reacts To “Lifestyle Check” Order of Marcos Jr. among Gov’t Officials
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President supports the order of Pres. Bongbong Marcos for a “lifestyle check” among all the public officials.
A few weeks since he lamented about the failed flood control projects in the country during his 4th State of the Nation (SONA) address, Pres. Bongbong Marcos held a press conference wherein he spoke about the expenses of the government for these flood control deals. He also exposed the contractors who were awarded with most of the flood control projects of the country.
According to Marcos Jr., the expenses of the Philippines for the flood control projects has already reached over P500-billion for the projects since July 2022 to May 2025. Furthermore, he also flagged the 15 contractors which got 20% of the total flood control deals of the government which are the following:
- Legacy Construction Corporation
- Alpha & Omega Gen. Contractor & Development Corp.
- St. Timothy Construction Corporation
- QM Builders
- EGB Construction Corporation
- Topnotch Catalyst Builders Inc.
- Centerways Construction and Development Inc.
- Sunwest, Inc.
- Hi-Tone Construction & Development Corp.
- Triple 8 Construction & Supply, Inc.
- Royal Crown Monarch Construction & Supplies Corp.
- Wawao Builders
- MG Samidan Construction
- L.R. Tiqui Builders, Inc.
- Road Edge Trading & Development Services
Pres. Bongbong Marcos also revealed that there are five (5) contractors who got government flood control deals in almost all regions in the country. They are the Legacy Construction Corporation, the St. Timothy Construction Corporation, the Road Edge Trading & Development Services, the Alpha & Omega Gen. Contractor & Development Corp., and the EGB Construction Corporation.
Marcos Jr. vowed that his administration will probe the contractors which were awarded with government flood control deals in almost all regions across the nation. Amid the issue, the Senate also launched its own probe.
The Senate flood probe is led by the Blue Ribbon Committee. Senator Rodante Marcoleta who is the Committee’s chairman already told the contractors to name the people who are receiving money from them. However, several contractors ditched the first Senate flood probe.
Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero previously approved all the subpoena for the contractors who skipped the first Senate flood hearing. They are the following:
- Mr. Luisito R. Tiqui, President of L.R. Tiqui Builders, Inc.
- Ms. Cezarah C. Discaya, President of Alpha and Omega Gen. Contractor & Development Corporation
- Mr. Lawrence R. Lubiano, President of Centerways Construction and Development Inc.
- Mr. Edgar S. Acosta, President of Hi-Tone Construction & Development Corp.
- Ms. Marjorie O. Samidan, authorized managing officer of MG Samidan Construction
- Mr. Romeo C. Miranda, President of Royal Crown Monarch Construction & Supplies Corp.
- Ms. Ma. Roma Angeline D. Rimando. President of St. Timothy Construction Corporation
- Ms. Aderma Angelie D. Alcazar, President/CEO of Sunwest, Inc.
- Mr. Eumir S. Villanueva, President of Topnotch Catalyst Builders Inc.
- Mr. Mark Allan V. Arevalo, General Manager of Wawao Builders
Amid the issue on the alleged anomalous flood control projects in the Philippines, Marcos Jr. ordered a lifestyle check among the government officials which will start with the officials of the DPWH (Department of Public Works and Highways). Recently, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte reacted to the order.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte is currently in The Hague, Netherlands for visitations to her father, former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte. The former Chief Executive is detained under the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since March.
Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte supports the “lifestyle check” order of Pres. Bongbong Marcos among all the public officials. However, the Vice President stressed that it should include all appointed officials in the government.
Vice Pres. Duterte also stressed that the “lifestyle check” must be deep and should not settle with just checking on the SALN or the Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth of the official.
“Oo, dapat lang. At hindi lang yung elected public officials ha pati ‘yung mga appointed public officials at hindi lang ‘yung on the surface na sasabihin natin kung ano yung nasa SALN, dapat deep dive,” Duterte said.
Based on the report, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte also expressed that the “lifestyle check” must identify the “dummies” covering the government officials. The order of the President also gained the backing of several members of his Cabinet.
“Kung sino ‘yung mga dummy. Ilabas ‘yung mga dummy ng mga public officials,” she expressed.
Recently, all the Duterte siblings visited former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte inside the ICC detention facility. According Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, it was really the request of their father that they could visit him altogether.