Iminungkahi ni Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson na pag-aralan ng pamahalaan ang paggamit ng United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) upang makatulong sa paghahanap at pag-aresto kay dating kongresistang Elizaldy ‘Zaldy’ Co, na iniuugnay sa kontrobersyal na flood control projects.

Ayon kay Lacson, ang UNCAC—na nilagdaan ng Pilipinas—ay nagbibigay ng framework para sa international cooperation sa imbestigasyon at prosekusyon ng corruption-related offenses. Sa ilalim nito, maaaring humingi ng tulong ang gobyerno mula sa mahigit 190 signatory countries para sa intelligence sharing, dokumentasyon, at legal assistance.

Hindi ito paghatol, kundi paglawak ng opsyon.

Kasabay nito, sinabi ni Lacson na maaaring komplementaryo ang hakbang na ito sa mga lokal na proseso—kabilang ang posibleng tulong ng Interpol, ang pagkuha ng mga dokumentong narekober ng NBI, at ang patuloy na pagdinig ng Senado kaugnay ng flood control anomalies.

Binanggit din niya ang panukalang Independent People’s Commission (IPC)—isang fact-finding body na tututok lamang sa pagtipon ng ebidensya at hindi sa prosekusyon—upang mapabilis ang pag-unawa sa lawak ng isyu.

Sa Agila perspective, malinaw ang punto:
Kapag malaki ang isyu, hindi sapat ang isang ruta lang.
Lokal man o internasyonal, ang mahalaga ay katotohanan, ebidensya, at due process.

Kasabay ng mga mungkahi, iginiit ni Lacson na ang demoralization sa Senado ay hindi dahilan para umatras sa paglilinis ng sistema. Tinawag niya ang sitwasyon bilang “bitter pill to swallow,” ngunit kailangan umanong lunukin para sa interes ng bayan.

Sa huli, ang tanong ng taumbayan ay hindi kung anong mekanismo ang gagamitin—
kundi kung may tunay na resulta.

At gaya ng paalala sa Politikanta Minute:
Corruption doesn’t stop at borders—kaya minsan, kailangan ding lumampas ang solusyon.

Lacson: Bonoan Is the “Missing Link” That Can Tie Ex-Executive Secretary Bersamin to Flood-Control Mess

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has identified former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan as the “missing link” needed to clarify whether former Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin played any role in the ballooning flood-control anomalies now under Senate investigation.

According to Lacson, Bonoan is the crucial figure who can verify if questionable fund releases, project approvals, and alleged irregular endorsements that happened under the Office of the Executive Secretary were ever connected to the flood-control allocations that lawmakers now call “the dirtiest playground in the budget.”

Bonoan previously sat at the top of DPWH when billions in flood-control funds surged across multiple regions — and when “duplicate projects,” “ghost works,” and mysteriously identical programs began appearing in congressional insertions.

Lacson stressed that only Bonoan can confirm whether Bersamin had any involvement or whether the anomalies were orchestrated solely within the DPWH chain of command.

But here’s the twist:
Bonoan has yet to testify.
And without his statement, the full picture remains incomplete.

Flood-Control Corruption: A Consistent Pattern

The Senate has so far uncovered patterns such as:

• duplicate road & flood projects across multiple districts

• identical project titles but different funding amounts

• insertions funneled to specific contractors

• sudden budget ballooning despite unchanged scopes

• and ghost flood-control structures with no trace on-site

Billions of pesos remain unaccounted for — and investigators now believe the Office of the Executive Secretary may have been used as either a gateway… or a shield.

Lacson, known for dissecting budget anomalies down to the last centavo, said:
“Bonoan is the only one who can bridge these inconsistencies.”

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Kung totoo ang sinasabi ni Lacson, may “link” talaga — pero kung hindi magsasalita si Bonoan, mananatiling ligaw na puzzle piece ang papel ni Bersamin.

Flood control ang pinakamaruming budget sector ngayon.
Paulit-ulit, taon-taon, bilyon-bilyon.

At kapag ganito kalaki ang pera, hindi lang engineer ang sangkot — may mas mataas na level na nag-aapruba, nagtatakip, at kumikita.

“For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed.” — Luke 8:17
Sa huli, kahit gaano pa kalalim ang flood-control mafia, may araw din ang katotohanan.

• Lacson calls Bonoan the “missing link” connecting Bersamin to flood-control anomalies.

• Billions in questionable DPWH flood-control projects now under scrutiny.

• Duplicate projects and ghost works repeatedly found across regions.

• Bonoan’s testimony expected to clarify who approved or benefited from insertions.

• Flood-control said to be “the dirtiest budget playground” today.

• Senate investigators push for accountability at both DPWH and OES level.