President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. underscored the importance of law, evidence, and due process in ensuring accountability among public officials involved in anomalous flood control projects.

In the latest episode of the “PBBM Podcast” hosted by Philip Cu-Unjieng, the President stressed that while the government is determined to pursue corrupt individuals, cases must be built on solid evidence to withstand judicial scrutiny.

“We know many of these people are not innocent. But if you're going to bring them to court, you must have a very strong case.,” the President said.

Marcos cautioned against rushing investigations or filing incomplete cases that could ultimately weaken the government’s fight against corruption.

“Look, ano mangyayari? Minadali natin. Hindi kompleto yung ebidensya natin. Malabo yung ebidensya natin. Pero pinilit natin na tado yung kaso. Can you imagine? I think that would be much, much, much worse,” he said.

The President reiterated that legitimacy and adherence to the rule of law must remain central in government actions.

“We have to follow the law. Otherwise, whatever we do is not legitimate. And we have to be very, very clear that we go after the guilty ones,” he added.

Marcos’ remarks come amid ongoing investigations into alleged ghost and overpriced flood control projects under previous DPWH programs, with multiple officials and contractors already facing administrative and criminal scrutiny.

The President has earlier directed the creation of the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) to conduct a comprehensive probe into flood control and other government infrastructure projects over the past decade.