In a stunning political development that has sent shockwaves through the capital, one of the nation’s top law enforcement officials, NBI Director Jaime Santiago, has abruptly resigned from his post, and the administration has confirmed that his resignation has been accepted. This is not a quiet retirement; it is being viewed as a massive vote of no confidence and a sign that a key figure “couldn’t take the foolishness” any longer, choosing to abandon what critics are now calling a “sinking ship” plagued by rampant corruption.

The resignation comes at the worst possible time for the administration, as it is being hammered by explosive allegations from political veterans like Manong Chavit Singson. In a fiery, no-holds-barred speech, Singson labeled the ongoing flood control scandal as “the biggest corruption scheme” he has witnessed in his entire life, spanning eight different presidents. He alleges that this is not a case of simple mismanagement but a “well-orchestrated scheme created by this administration to exploit the country’s national budget for personal gain.”

Singson’s accusations strike at the very top of the government. He pointed out that while the administration has invested a “trillion” in flood control, the flooding is only getting worse. He laid the “ultimate responsibility” not on engineers or contractors, but squarely at the feet of the President, who reviews and approves every single aspect of the national budget. He mocked the administration’s “Build, Better, More” program, renaming it “Build More, Waste More,” and called the President a “weak leader” for shifting the blame to others to “save himself.”

The allegations became even more specific and daring. Singson openly challenged the administration’s “so-called independent body,” the ICI, to prove its credibility by investigating the President’s own home province of Ilocos Norte. He alleges that the “majority of the flood control projects” there, worth billions, are contracted to a “favorite contractor” who also happens to be the unelected mayor. Singson claims the ICI was only created to “control or limit the investigation” and “protect his friends and his cousins… and most of all the president himself.”

It is against this backdrop of monumental “foolishness” and accusations of systemic corruption that Director Santiago’s resignation is being interpreted. The video’s narrator and critics are connecting the dots, suggesting that a man of integrity could no longer be part of such an administration. The timing is undeniable. While the administration’s spokespeople are busy deflecting criticism from business groups about the “slow” response to corruption by citing “due process” and “freedom of movement” for the powerful, the head of the National Bureau of Investigation has silently walked away.

The administration’s official confirmation of the resignation was brief and bundled with other topics in a press briefing, but its significance cannot be overstated. It is seen as a powerful, silent protest from the very man in charge of the nation’s premier investigative body. Jaime Santiago’s exit is being hailed by critics as the act of a man who refused to be part of the “kabalintunaan” (foolishness) and chose to get off the “sinking ship” before it goes down completely.