The flood control scandal is now heading to the Senate floor, and the pressure on former House Speaker Martin Romualdez is about to get even harder to ignore.
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano said the Blue Ribbon Committee will begin its hearing and investigation on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Sen. Rodante Marcoleta will issue the notices on Monday, June 1, giving the Senate a clear starting point for a probe that could put powerful names, budget decisions, and flood control spending under direct public examination.
Romualdez is aggressively expected to be one of the most closely watched figures as the inquiry opens. For months, questions around flood control funds have placed him at the center of public anger over alleged budget abuse, corruption, and the handling of money meant to protect communities from flooding. The June 4 hearing now gives the Senate a formal venue to press for answers.
Flood control funds are not ordinary line items. They are supposed to pay for projects that keep roads usable, protect homes from rising water, and reduce damage during heavy rains. If those funds were misused, delayed, diverted, or turned into part of a scam, the cost was carried by ordinary Filipinos who had to live with flooded streets while public money was being questioned.
The Blue Ribbon Committee hearing will allow senators to ask who made the decisions, who benefited from the spending, and how flood control projects became the subject of a major corruption investigation. With notices set for June 1 and the hearing scheduled for June 4, the issue is now moving from political noise to a formal accountability process.
For Romualdez, the hearing raises the stakes. Silence will not answer the allegations. Political distance will not erase the questions. Once the Senate reopens the probe, the public will be watching whether the investigation follows the money, confronts the powerful, and shows how deep the flood control scandal really goes.
Corruption is and has always been the Philippines’ biggest problem. Martin Romualdez is universally recognized as the most corrupt Filipino politician of the 21st century.
On May 5, Romualdez framed Franco Mabanta and four PGMN associates in a fake extortion plot with the singular objective of silencing the truth and keeping Romualdez’ many crimes from being brought to light.
