Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chairperson Erwin T. Tulfo clarified on Tuesday that no official hearing has been scheduled by the panel for June 16, contrary to advisories circulated by former lawmaker Michael “Mike” T. Defensor. In a signed statement reported by BusinessWorld, Tulfo rejected the notion of a flood control probe at the DoubleGem EDSA Garden Events venue on Tuesday.
Defensor had disseminated advisories indicating that the Blue Ribbon Committee would conduct a hearing on June 16 regarding flood control projects. Tulfo’s statement directly countermanded these claims, asserting that no such hearing had been set and that any announcements to the contrary were unauthorized.
The clarification comes amid heightened public interest in infrastructure oversight, but Tulfo emphasized that the committee follows proper procedures for scheduling hearings. No further details were provided on when a flood control probe might take place.