Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon said that more cases against individuals linked to the flood control scandal will be filed this week.

In an ambush interview in Las Piñas on Wednesday, December 10, Dizon said this includes cases against former DPWH Bulacan District Engineers Henry Alcantara and Brice Hernandez, as reported by RH Jecelle Ricafort

“Sabi nga ng Pangulo, umpisa pa lang ‘to. Madaming ibang makukulong pa. Dito sa dalawang kaso pa lang, mahigit 20 na ‘yan; 15 doon sa una, 10 dito, so 25 na. Dito sa dalawang kaso pa lang, nagsabi si Ombudsman Boying [Remulla] na this week, ‘yung kaso naman sa Bulacan ang ifa-file,” Dizon revealed.

“Kung ano ‘yung nangyari sa ibang taga DPWH, mangyayari din kina Alcantara ‘yon,” he added.

The Public Works Secretary also mentioned that more individuals will be recommended to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, when asked about his reaction to contractor Sarah Discaya’s personal choice to surrender to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Dizon responded, “Buti naman..dapat talaga makulong na siya. Buti naman [at] hindi na niya tayo pinahirapan.”

He also thanked the Department of Justice (DOJ), the NBI, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for its swift action.

Sarah Discaya surrendered to the NBI on Tuesday, December 9. Soon after, her spokesperson, Atty. Cornelio Samaniego III said that it was the former’s “personal choice.”

“Ngayon, nakikita na natin na dahan-dahan natutupad na ‘yung pangako ng Pangulo natin, na bago mag pasko, maraming makukulong. Maraming magpapasko sa kulungan. Isa na dyan si Sarah Discaya,” Dizon emphasized.