Vice President Sara Duterte attended two Filipino community-sponsored rallies in the cities of Sumida and Nagoya in Japan this weekend, calling for the end of corruption in government and the release of former president Rodrigo Duterte from detention. During her speech in Sumida City, Tokyo, over...
Malacañang said President Marcos is ready to face allegations linking Ilocos Norte projects to the embattled Discaya contractor couple, assuring the public there will be no cover-up in the ongoing flood control probe. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after former Ilocos Sur...
Thousands trooped to the EDSA People Power Monument on Sunday, Sept. 21, in protest against the multi-trillion-peso flood control scandal, which organizers described as one of the biggest corruption controversies in recent years. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the crowd was...
Cause-oriented groups staged a protest at the People Power Monument on Sunday, Sept. 21, to denounce alleged corruption in flood-control projects and demand accountability from government officials and contractors reportedly involved. Protesters, composed of civic organizations, transport groups,...
The independent commission created by President Marcos to look into the anomalies in government infrastructure will also probe into the modus operandi in solar lamp projects across the country. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon said the modus includes overpricing...
Those responsible in the massive corruption in the flood control projects—from the small fry to the big fish— must be sent to jail as one of the effective measures to prevent the repeat of anomalies in government infrastructure projects, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary...
“Bahain ng galit ang mga buwayang kurakot!” (Let our anger engulf the corrupt!) This was one of the chants of more than 500 protesters who marched from Malolos City Cathedral to the Mini Forest Children’s Park inside the Bulacan Provincial Capitol compound on Sunday, Sept. 21. The protest...
President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte must come clean--and accept the consequences--of them receiving campaign contributions from contractors in the 2022 elections. The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives--currently composed of ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio and...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday, September 21 urged contractors Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya and dismissed district engineer Henry Alcantara to do a “tell all” at the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). Tulfo said the Discayas and Alcantara should also...
Hundreds of demonstrators trooped to Mendiola in Manila to air their frustration over the widespread corruption in government offices, particularly in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Sunday, Sept. 21. Despite the scorching sun and intense heat, 52-year-old Jun Zuaño and his...
Former military officers spearheaded a mass demonstration in front of Camp Aguinaldo, the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), in Quezon City on Sunday, Sept. 21, as part of the nationwide massive anti-corruption protests against the anomalous flood control projects of...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it fully understands the anger and frustration among the Filipinos in relation to the alleged massive corruption in the flood control projects but emphasized the need to ensure the safety of everybody in the conduct of protest actions on Sunday, Sept. 21. ...
