Manila, Aug. 18 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s assurance that even his allies will not be spared from the flood control scam investigation would strengthen accountability efforts, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said Monday.

Hontiveros noted that the Chief Executive's statement reinforces the call to prosecute officials implicated in multi-billion-peso scams and to blacklist contractors involved in anomalous projects.

She added that officials who obstruct investigations should likewise face charges.

"Ngayon, si Presidente mismo ang nagsabi na kahit kaalyado niya ay di niya tatantanan. Simple lang dapat: Kapag sangkot ka sa flood control scam, mananagot ka (Now, the President himself said that even his allies will ...