Last of Revilla’s co-accused in Bulacan flood control 'ghost project' nabbed

LocalPolitics
21 Jan 2026 • 2:56 PM MYT
The Manila Times
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MANILA, Philippines — The last of the six co-accused with former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. in the alleged P98.8 million ghost project in Bulacan province has been arrested, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla told reporters on Wednesday.

Remulla identified the last co-accused as Bulacan 1st District Engineer Emelita Capistrano Juat.

Remulla said on Tuesday that Juat was the only one left in the seven accused who was still at large but that they have tracked her location and whereabouts.

She was arrested shortly on Tuesday night.

After being processed at the Sandiganbayan, Revilla was detained at the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory in Barangay Payatas.

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