Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said his administration will not rush the investigation into the multibillion-peso flood control projects mess, saying poorly built cases could derail the government's anti-corruption drive.

Despite mounting calls to immediately jail those implicated, Marcos maintained that accusations and testimonies alone would not suffice in court without solid evidence.

"We know many of these people are not innocent. But if you're going to bring them to court, you must have a very strong case," the President said in the teaser of his latest podcast episode made public Sunday.

"Look, anong mangyayari? Minadali natin, hindi kumpleto 'yung ebidensya natin, malabo 'yung ebidensya natin pero pinipit ...