President Marcos was dismayed over the alleged attempts of a congressman and a contractor to bribe Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla and his brother Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Marcos...
Malacañang affirmed that due process is being observed in all legal proceedings in relation to the investigation of anomalous flood control projects. In a Palace briefing on Tuesday, Jan. 20, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro asserted that President Marcos...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Tuesday, Jan. 29, that the minority bloc 's so-called "minority report" on the Blue Ribbon panel 's investigation into the anomalous flood control has no value and is just a piece of paper. He explained in a phone interview that a...
Malacañang asserted that the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) was not formed to shield the President 's allies from the investigation of the massive flood control scandal. It was neither made to cover up for anyone, nor was it only for a show, Palace Press Officer and...
There is no directive from President Marcos to "redo" the investigation on the massive flood control anomalies after some irregularities in location of some projects were found. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this in a press briefing on Tuesday, Jan. 20....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, January 20 challenged the controversial contractor couple Curlee and Sarah Discaya to prove their willingness to cooperate with authorities by complying with the Senate’s order to submit their flood control project records from 2016 to 2022 first. “Kung...
Malacañang said President Marcos believes that former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Manuel Bonoan would only speak of the truth in the investigation of the anomalous flood control projects. "Naniniwala po ang Pangulo na si dating Secretary Manny Bonoan ay magsasabi ng...
BAGUIO CITY – A co-accused of former Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. in his plunder case was arrested by the PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Benguet province early Tuesday morning, Jan. 20. DILG Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla said that Christina Mae del Rosario Pineda, 38, cashier...
Two witnesses surfaced on Monday, January 19 at the continuation of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into the anomalous flood control projects and tagged contractor Curlee Discaya in former House speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez’s alleged questionable purchase of a...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday, Jan. 19, lashed out at detractors of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, bluntly telling them to “Shut the f… up!” as he opened the panel’s eighth public hearing on the alleged multibillion-peso anomalies in flood control...
Malacañang opted not to give any comment yet on Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson 's revelation that former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) chief Manuel Bonoan allegedly submitted wrong flood control project locations to President Marcos, saying they still need to verify the claim....
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson revealed on Wednesday, Jan. 14, that former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan deliberately fed false data to Malacañang regarding ghost flood control projects, possibly to throw off the investigation into the...
