Remulla bares P1-B bribe attempt to ‘quiet down’ flood control probe

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said he and his brother, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla, were offered P1 billion to “quiet down” the investigation into flood control projects, but they turned it down. The alleged offer was made by a “mutual friend” of a personality implicated in the scandal at a private meeting around