The city government of Las Piñas conducted the “bayanihan" clean-up drive at Tartar Creek in Barangays Pamplona Tres and Talon Uno last Nov. 13 as part of President Ferdinand Marcos ' program on “Oplan Kontra Baha.” Las Piñas City Mayor April Aguilar said the “Oplan Kontra Baha”...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said Saturday, Nov. 15 that former lawmaker Zaldy Co 's recent claims on social media will have to be properly authenticated--that is, made under oath or affirmed in the Philippine consulate of the country where he is now staying--for it to...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) said former Party-List congressman Zaldy Co should come back to the Philippines and submit a written statement on his claims against President Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez in the P100 billion “insertions” in the 2025 national budget. In a...
President Marcos has brushed off resigned lawmaker Zaldy Co’s allegations against him that he had ordered the insertion of P100-billion in infrastructure projects in the 2025 budget. “I don’t want to even dignify what he was saying,” Marcos told reporters in Negros Occidental on Saturday,...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon rejected allegations by former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co targeting President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and described the claims as baseless and illogical. Dizon said Marcos personally exposed irregularities in...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Saturday, Nov. 15, called for sobriety and a balanced public response amid circulating accusations and political noise, stressing that truth and due process, not speculation, must guide the nation. In a statement, the CBCP said...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed its decision which dismissed the claim of the government on the shares of stocks of Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. (ETPI) that were registered in the names of the relatives of businessmen Manuel Nieto Jr. and Jose Africa. In a resolution, the anti-graft...
Former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co 's P100-billion project insertion allegation agaiinst President Marcos has shown that the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is a "compromised" institution. Kamanggagawa Party-list Rep. Eli San Fernando had this to say over the weekend, as...
As Mamamayang Liberal Partylist Rep. Leila de Lima warned of destabilization efforts amid the three-day rally organized by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), Vice President Sara Duterte blasted the Marcos administration for being “paranoid.” In a media briefing at the Office of the Vice President’s...
President Marcos formally launched the Philippines’ Chairship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2026, outlining a forward-leaning agenda anchored on peace and security, regional prosperity, and people empowerment. In his speech during the launch at the Foro de Intramuros...
President Marcos, actor George Clooney, and his wife, international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, discussed efforts to strengthen press freedom in the Philippines as the couple paid a courtesy call at Malacañan on Friday, Nov. 14. The President was joined by First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos...
To say that House minority members are intringued by Zaldy Co 's P100-billion budget insertion allegations against President Marcos is a huge understatement. For Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima, the former Ako Bicol Party-list congressman needs to return to the...
