The Philippine economy could have grown by six percent if flood control projects had not been hijacked by corruption, resulting in a loss of as much as ₱119 billion in economic output, according to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s chief economic manager. While Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Tuesday called on the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to be proactive in flagging questionable items in the National Expenditures Program (NEP) to ensure that there were no insertions from politicians. “Lahat po naman kayo dito sa Executive, well wala pa nung...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Tuesday, Sept. 2, he will ask the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to immediately resolve the complaint filed against him and his co-respondents on the arrest of former president Rodrigo R. Duterte last March. “I’ll be filing a...
President Marcos has called on Filipinos to care for the country 's seas and shores, stressing that by doing so, they are also protecting the nation 's sovereignty. In his message for the celebration of the Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (ΜΑΝΑ Μo) 2025, Marcos...
The House Infrastructure Committee (infra comm) on Tuesday, Sept. 2 ordered the issuance of subpoenas to five contractors that failed to appear during its hearing on the flood control projects controversy. The firms to be subpoenaed for non-attendance are: Royal Crown Monarch Construction and...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, September 2 called on Malacañang to draw up a “negative list” of infrastructure projects that cannot be funded under the 2026 national budget and should be vetoed outright by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Escudero said these should be...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, Sept. 2, accused political rivals of hatching a “Plan C” to undermine Vice President Sara Duterte and her allies by influencing the Office of the Ombudsman, following failed attempts to oust Duterte through a people’s initiative and impeachment. In a press...
Stressing that a department cannot investigate its own, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon said he will abolish the agency 's internal investigation team formed to probe flood control project anomalies. Dizon bared in an interview that he will dissolve the...
The Philippines must begin reclaiming its spot among the world 's great shipbuilding nations, President Marcos said, emphasizing that Filipinos have the skill and vision to make it possible. "Ladies and gentlemen, today, we will begin reclaiming our rightful place among the world’s great...
President Marcos refused to talk about the ongoing formation of an independent commission tasked to investigate anomalies at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) until it is actually done. Marcos neither confirmed, nor denied whether or not Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong will be...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima highlighted on Monday night, Sept. 1 that the anomalous flood control projects in the country began in 2016, or during the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte. De Lima did so by posting on Facebook her own version of the famous...
Vice President Sara Duterte said on Monday, Sept. 1, that President Marcos was “too little, too late” when he ordered the probe into the anomalous flood control projects of the government, pointing out that rampant corruption isn’t just happening in the country’s infrastructure programs....
