Manila, Jan. 19 -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has identified and confirmed that 14 flood control projects are "ghost" or non-existent.

At the resumption of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee probe into the alleged flood control anomalies on Monday, DOJ officer-in-charge Sec. Fredderick Vida said some of the cases had been filed before the Sandiganbayan while others remain under preliminary investigation.

"Sa kasalukuyan po, labing apat po 'yung projects na identified na ng Department of Justice na kami po ay kumbinsido na ghost projects (At present, the Department of Justice has identified 14 projects that we are convinced are ghost projects)," he said.

He added that the issuance of arrest warrants rests solely with the courts once ...