BBM not naming names yet in flood control mess

Unlike the Duterte administration, President Marcos won't release unverified claims on alleged anomalous deals, Malacañang said yesterday, as calls mount for him to expose the public officials behind substandard or ghost flood control projects.

- By ALEXIS ROMERO

"He won't release any list that is not verified. If that happened during the previous administration, the President won't do that," Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said at a press briefing.

During his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) last month, Marcos slammed corrupt government personnel for getting kickbacks from subpar or non-existent flood control projects, saying they should be ashamed – “mahiya naman kayo” – for causing suffering to communities in cyclone-hit areas.

Marcos later disclosed that he already had the names of contractors with record of carrying out substandard projects.