Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has argued that the Office of the Ombudsman cannot simply brush aside sworn recantations of individuals like they mean nothing. In his recent Supplemental Counter-Affidavit Ex Abundanti Ad Cautelam, Romualdez says the Ombudsman must assess both the original...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte asked Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday, August 25, to show records supporting his claim that Davao City was the epicenter of flood control corruption before the Marcos administration. In a statement posted on his Facebook page,...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla on Tuesday, Aug. 25 called Davao City the "epicenter of flood control" and cited the massive "ecosystem of corruption" there during the agency’s budget hearing at the House of Representatives. Remulla floated these phrases as he fielded questions from...
Former House Speaker, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez is pressing the Office of the Ombudsman to make up its mind whether or not the supposed evidence it has against him can stand on its legs. In the 25-page Supplemental Counter-Affidavit Ex Abundanti Ad Cautelam, filed last Thursday, Aug....
“Floods are among the most destructive calamities man has to cope with.” The statement comes from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), an attached agency of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Floods inflict significant damage...
More than 4,000 leptospirosis cases have been recorded across the country, down 37 percent from the 6,839 cases logged in the same period last year, the Department of Health (DOH) bared on Monday, Aug. 24. Based on the agency’s data as of Aug. 22, the DOH recorded a total of 4,285 leptospirosis...
President Marcos cited unfinished and nonexistent flood-control projects in Bulacan as the reason for the flooding in Central Luzon. In an interview after holding a situation briefing in San Fernando City, Pampanga, on Monday, Aug. 24, Marcos said the existing flood-control system in the region was...
The Manila City Council has declared a state of calamity in 27 flood-hit barangays, allowing affected communities to access local calamity funds for immediate relief following flooding brought by the southwest monsoon or habagat. The 13th City Council, led by Vice Mayor Chi Atienza, approved...
As the House of Representatives begins deliberations on the proposed ₱7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, lawmakers face a test that goes beyond balancing appropriations, especially in the wake of the flood control projects scandal and the flooding we have been experiencing in succession. Can...
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan — The local government has rolled out relief operations for residents whose homes were swamped by floods from the southwest monsoon (Habagat). Distribution began Wednesday, Aug. 18, in six barangays, based on reports from barangay captains on affected households....
Malacañang said the government’s investigation into alleged anomalies in flood control projects will continue despite the reported recantation of witness Orly Guteza, stressing that investigating bodies must pursue evidence and hold accountable those responsible for wrongdoing. Presidential...
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach drew criticism from a netizen after vacation photos of her and husband Jeremy Jauncey surfaced online while parts of Metro Manila were dealing with severe flooding. The photos, shared by Jauncey, showed the couple enjoying a tropical getaway in Madagascar. One...
