Palace: No cover-up in 'anomalous' Taguig flood control projects

GMA Network - Sep 28, 2026

Malacañang on Monday assured the public that there would be no cover-up in the investigation into alleged anomalous flood control projects in Taguig City after Senator Panfilo Lacson questioned the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) over a supposed project in the city whose coordinates were found to be in the Visayas.

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