The Duterte stronghold of Davao City would not be spared from the upcoming House inquiry into questionable flood control projects under the Marcos and the previous administrations.
On Thursday, Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon, chair of the committee on public accounts, part of the so-called House “infracomm,” said they planned to look into the flood control project allocations for Davao City during the Duterte administration, including those in the district of Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte.
The Davao lawmaker’s siblings, Vice President Sara Duterte and acting Davao Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, dismissed the Marcos administration’s crackdown on flood control as just a show.
The acting Davao mayor said that the ongoing probe into flood-mitigation projects was nothing more than “political theatrics,” claiming that President Marcos should be held accountable as he is the country’s highest-ranking official. His sister, the Vice President, called it a “circus.”
“Because he [Marcos] is turning that into a press release now, it’s his PR stunt now,” he said in an interview with former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque.
Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2101784/house-probe-to-cover-davao-flood-control