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Petilla calls for justice on flood control mess
Manila Bulletin
|October 21, 2025
Leyte Gov. Carlos Jericho Petilla on Monday called for punishment of those behind the alleged anomalies in flood control projects as part of honoring the sacrifices of World War II veterans.
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Speaking to officials and war veterans during the commemoration of the 81st Leyte Gulf Landings here, Petilla said people could honor the past by protecting the future.
“We will never get tired of commemorating the Leyte Gulf Landings only to remind us that we should not have another war... In the case of the flood control scam, we pray that sanctions will be put in place; otherwise, it will happen again, and just like any war, it should never happen again,” Petilla said.
“If they go unpunished, our forefathers who fought and died 81 years in this land would probably rise from the grave only to ask us, ‘Are you really worth dying for?’”
This story is from the October 21, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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