PH Ambassador to U.S. Speaks on Former DPWH Chief Manuel Bonoan amid the Flood Control Investigation
FORMER DPWH CHIEF – Former Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan sought an extension of his stay abroad but promised that he will return to the Philippines by February 15.
When the flood control issue crossed the surface, then-DPWH chief Manuel Bonoan initially hinted at ‘cleansing’ of the department amid the calls for him to resign from the position. However, it was not long after that he stepped down from the post.
Bonoan was replaced by Vince Dizon who was then the chief of the Department of Transportation. He was invited multiple times to flood control hearings but he asserted his innocence from the supposed multi-billion flood control corruption in the country.
The flood control scam left countless Filipinos calling for accountability over the supposed multi-billion corruption. It sparked the “Trillion Peso March” that gathered thousands of Filipinos in the streets to protest against corruption.
Several congressmen were tagged in the supposed flood control corruption. A lot of officials of the DPWH and some senators were also implicated in the issue. Even President Bongbong Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez were tagged in the issue.
It was former Ako Bicol Partylist Representative Zaldy Co who accused Marcos Jr. of allegedly inserting P100 billion in the 2025 national budget. He also claimed that the President and the former House Speaker allegedly received billions as kickbacks from the government projects.
Amid the ongoing flood control investigation, former DPWH chief Manuel Bonoan flew abroad for the medical procedures of his wife. According to News5, Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel Romualdez confirmed that the former DPWH Secretary sought an extension of his stay abroad.
Meanwhile, based on the post, former DPWH chief Manuel Bonoan promised that he will return to the country by February 15. He also claimed that he is willing to testify on the flood control investigation if needed.
“He is willing to go back in the Philippines and or if he needs to testify, according to him he is willing to testify in any form through the internet or Zoom,” Romualdez said of Bonoan.
Amid the ongoing flood control investigation, the Remulla brothers were allegedly offered P1 billion to silence the flood control probe.