House Speaker Martin Romualdez reiterated his backing of the Palace-created Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI), even as he echoed President Marcos ' statement that accountability should spare no one. Romualdez had this to say Monday, Sept. 15 even as the Chief Executive named...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) have teamed up to file tax evasion and money laundering charges against individuals and companies involved in anomalous flood control projects. This comes after a meeting on Sept. 12, 2025, between BIR Commissioner...
It 's not enough to only discover how much public funds have been stolen, the unfinished and substandard projects must also be redone and completed, President Marcos said. And the reimplementation of those projects will no longer be paid for by the government, Marcos said as he insisted that...
House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has filed a bill that seeks to bar relatives of public officials up to the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity from entering into government contracts. Rep. Marcos, son of President Marcos, posted a copy of the measure...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) conducted orientation and contract signing for the “Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD)’’ program for deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory (QCJMD), the Bureau of Jail Management and...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Monday denied the rumors that he has resigned as city chief executive after he was appointed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. as special adviser and investigator of the independent commission investigating corruption in the government’s flood control...
The Philippines has secured a total of ₱51 billion in investment pledges from Japanese companies following last week ’s visit of the administration’s economic team to Japan, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Monday, Sept. 15. Trade Secretary Cristina Roque announced during...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez says the Department of Education 's (DepEd) Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) program will help address the country’s learning crisis. The Leyte 1st district representative said the ARAL progam affirms President Marcos ' vision of...
President Marcos said he understood the public anger over alleged irregularities in flood control projects, declaring that he might even join demonstrations himself if he were not in office. The President said this amid recent protest actions against corruption in government infrastructure...
President Marcos has named retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Andres Reyes Jr. as chair of the newly created Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), which will probe corruption and irregularities in flood control and related government projects. In a press conference in Malacañan on...
PEACE BY PEACE Earlier this month, I stood shoulder to shoulder with Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen and other justices, alongside local leaders, and hundreds of proud Tausug as we broke ground for the new Sulu Hall of Justice. I have travelled to Sulu many...
Japanese financial giant MUFG Bank Ltd. said the unearthing of flood control scandals has started to weigh on the Philippine peso, which weakened through last week and lagged behind other Asian currencies. While the peso traded against the United States (US) dollar “within a reasonable range,”...
