{"id":17703,"date":"2025-12-01T19:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=17703"},"modified":"2025-12-01T19:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:06:21","slug":"political-group-demands-accountability-amid-flood-control-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/political-group-demands-accountability-amid-flood-control-mess\/","title":{"rendered":"POLITICAL GROUP DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY AMID MULTI-BILLION PESO FLOOD CONTROL MESS"},"content":{"rendered":"

POLITICAL group People\u2019s Progressive Humanist Liberal Party (PolPhil) \u00a0yesterday said those involved in flood control project anomalies should be held accountable and \u00a0government reforms should be implemented.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The group said people responsible in flood control project mess should be imprisoned.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to PolPhil, the expanding protest actions of the people will continue until no one involved in the \u201cghost\u201d flood control, and the government\u2019s \u201ccooked\u201d biddings are punished.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>In a rally held on November 30 (Sunday) at the People Power Monument on Edsa, PolPHIL emphasized that the public\u2019s \u201cuprising”\u00a0 is just and meaningful\u2014proof of the strong desire for a government that is honest, has a transparent process, and truly serves the people.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAng demokrasya ay gumagana dahil kumikilos ang sambayanan,”\u00a0 Edicio dela Torre, a PolPHIL Emeritus, said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Dela Torre, a former priest and political prisoner, said the mechanisms of democracy remain strong despite the crisis. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cWhat we are witnessing is democracy in action. Investigations, free media, whistleblowers, and the people themselves are pushing for accountability, dela Torre said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThese processes must be protected and allowed to function,” he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He stressed the importance of the right to protest. “Peaceful assembly is not a threat\u2014it is the pulse and strength of democracy. It must be respected and protected by the government at all times,” said dela Torre.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PolPHIL national chairman Rodolfo “Rudy” Ca\u00f1eda said that true leadership is a commitment to reform and not repression.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHindi tayo pabor sa kudeta, ayaw natin ng power grab, dapat makulong ang lahat na sangkot sa pagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan\u201d Ca\u00f1eda said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ca\u00f1eda urged elected officials to face the crisis with courage, openness, and integrity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMay karapatan ang publiko na maningil. At dapat tumugon ang ating mga lider hindi sa pamamagitan ng pagsupil sa tinig ng taumbayan, kundi sa pagyakap sa malalim at kinakailangang reporma,” Ca\u00f1eda added.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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