00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. slammed former Akobico lawmaker Zaldico's claims of kickbacks,
00:06saying they carry no weight and should be addressed in court.
00:09He insists that the public should not be swayed by empty talk, stressing that justice will run its course.
00:16Arclay Zalpardiglia tells us more.
00:20Look at the quality of the statements. It means nothing.
00:23President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. fires back at former Akobico congressman Zaldico
00:29after releasing another video accusing the President and former House Speaker Martin Romaldas
00:35of receiving kickbacks from budget insertions between 2022 and 2025.
00:41For the President, cost claims carry no weight.
00:45For it to mean something, umuwi siya rito. Harapin niya yung mga kaso niya.
00:51Kung meron siyang gusto sabihin, sabihin niya. Manalaman naman ang tao yan eh.
00:55The former lawmaker is among those facing a Sandigan Bayan arrest warrant for corruption and malversation
01:01tied to nearly 300 million pesos in a substandard flood control project in a Wuhan Oriental Mindoro.
01:10Amid the controversy, President Marcos Jr. launched the DPWH Transparency Portal.
01:16It is a digital platform showing the cost, bidding details, construction statues,
01:22and even satellite images of all DPWH projects nationwide.
01:28Users can also report projects that are completed, defective, duplicated, incomplete, or non-existent.
01:36Kung may makitang hindi tama o labag sa batas, aksyonan natin kagad,
01:42lalong-lalo na pag ito ay naituro sa atin ng ating mga kababayan.
01:48Ito ay isang sagot na digital, na padel laban sa korupsyon,
01:55ay magpapatibay sa ating paniniwala.
01:58Ang pamahalaan bukas, tapat, at nakikinig sa sambayanan.
02:03The President also confirms he has spoken with former Executive Secretary Lucas Bursamin,
02:10who along with former Budget Secretary Amina Pangandaman,
02:14left office after being linked to flood control scam.
02:18There's no bad blood, there is no acrimonious feeling.
02:23Si Sekmina, because her name was dragged into the whole thing,
02:28kung ano man ang mga questioning, kung ano man ang mangyayari,
02:31we want to make sure that she's not in a position where she might be suspected of influencing all that.
02:39President Marcos Jr. said his family and close friends are worried about Senator Aimee Marcos.
02:46This is following her public allegations of illegal drug use involving the President,
02:51First Lady Lisa Arnetto Marcos, and Ilocos Norte Representative Sandra Marcos.
02:57We've been very worried about my sister.
03:01The lady that you see talking on TV is not my sister.
03:08And that view is shared by our cousins, our friends.
03:14Hindi siya yan. Ano lang hindi siya yan.
03:18So that's why we worry. So we are very worried about her.
03:22I hope she feels better soon.
03:24The chief executive admitted he and Senator Aimee are no longer speaking
03:30and insists family issues will not be aired publicly on his part.
03:35It's anathema to me to talk about family matters generally in public.
03:43I do not like to, we do not like to show our dirty linen in public.
03:55Kaleisel Bardilia from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
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