'Sharks and whales' soon in jail, says Remulla

“We are heading toward the sharks and the whales.”

- By ALEXIS ROMERO

This was what Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla assured the public yesterday, amid the rising demand for the indictment of the “big fish” in the multibillion-peso flood control scandal.

“That's where we are going. That is forthcoming,” Remulla said during a Palace press briefing yesterday.

During the Trillion Peso March last Sunday at EDSA, protesters called on Marcos to charge, arrest and jail not just small offenders, but also the “big fish” and to combat corrupt practices and political dynasties.

“Let us give the ombudsman enough time because the ombudsman observes ethics when filing cases. He wants reasonable cases, reasonable certainty for conviction. So, if he has not filed it, that means he is not yet sure. If he files it, that means he is sure that everyone will be convicted. So in his own time, it will come out,” Remulla said.

Remulla is the younger brother of Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla, who assumed his post last October.