MANILA, Oct. 21 -- House leaders on Tuesday expressed their full support to the call of Makati Business Club (MBC) Executive Director Apa Ongpin for due process for all in the ongoing probe on alleged flood control irregularities.

In a statement, Deputy Speaker Paolo Ortega V of La Union said Ongpin's call reflects the same principles of transparency and accountability being advanced by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) and by former Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, who has consistently cooperated with the inquiry.

"We welcome Mr. Ongpin's statement as a reminder that justice must never be selective. The process must be based on facts, not political color or pressure," he said.

In his statement, Ongpin said that li...