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The Philippine Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is transferring its flood control investigation to the Ombudsman.

The Philippine Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has decided to freeze its ongoing flood control investigation and turn over all related records to the Office of the Ombudsman. This transfer aims to allow the Ombudsman to pursue further legal action regarding the matter. Recent statements from political figures, including a tease of a new probe by Tulfo after meeting with the Ombudsman, have kept public interest high around accountability and flood management in the Philippines.