President Marcos has assured residents of flood-hit Davao City that his administration will not abandon them, with Malacañang saying the government has ordered immediate and long-term measures to prevent a repeat of the severe flooding that recently inundated Barangay Bangkal. In a press briefing...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday, July 30, dismissed what he described as an attempt to broker a "ceasefire" following his allegations of irregularities in infrastructure projects in Taguig City, the political stronghold of former Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. In a post on X,...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte questioned the Department of Public Works and Highways over its handling of flood control measures on the Talomo River in this city. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon ordered immediate dredging and the reconstruction of a flood control dike...
Malacañang said that savings generated by withholding funds from questionable infrastructure projects were used to bankroll the government 's UPLIFT program and other interventions aimed at cushioning Filipinos from the impact of the Middle East crisis. Presidential Communications Office...
Senator Erwin Tulfo has claimed on Tuesday, July 28 that some senators who earlier pushed for the flood control mess probe to continue are now singing a different tune. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, said this as Senator Panfilo Lacson continued to gather evidence on alleged...
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division has denied Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada’s bid to fix bail in his plunder case over the alleged flood control irregularities. The July 24 ruling, penned by Associate Justice Gener M. Gito, said the court could not immediately set Estrada’s bail without...
The Office of the Ombudsman has given Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez, as well as other respondents, 15 days to submit their counter-affidavits in connection with the investigation into alleged irregularities in flood control projects. Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano confirmed on Tuesday,...
Vice President Sara Duterte cast doubt on President Marcos ' pronouncement in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) that those allegedly linked to the flood control scandal, including his cousin, former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, would be put behind bars. Duterte said Marcos has made...
Senator Imee Marcos said on Monday, July 27 that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’ claim that the Ombudsman is on the verge of filing charges against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez is nothing but a bluff. “Pawang pambubudol na naman ang sinabi ng Pangulo na malapit nang sampahan...
After President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. disclosed that multiple cases against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez will soon be filed, according to the Office of the Ombudsman, Senator Erwin Tulfo said he no longer sees any reason for the Blue Ribbon Committee to focus on him. "What 's the...
Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos shot down on Monday, July 27, the notion of the House of Representatives resuming its investigation on the flood control projects mess in the second regular session. Speaking to House reporters just before his father President Marcos...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto perhaps best summed up President Marcos ' fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA): "Tamang timpla. Malaman at hindi bola-bola (Just the right mix. Substantive, not fluff).” In a statement on Monday evening, July 27, Recto said the President delivered "a fair...
