The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), the government unit overseeing cybercrime prevention, rejected reports of a data breach involving mobile wallet giant GCash following its investigation. In a statement, the CICC said it immediately launched an investigation after...
Teachers and government employees on Monday, October 27, expressed strong support for a congressional investigation into the reported P8.8 billion losses and alleged dubious investments of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines backed...
The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed that the long-idle Antipolo Super Health Center abruptly opened its doors this week—just hours before the scheduled visit of DOH Secretary Ted Herbosa on Thursday, October 16—after more than a year of inactivity. The sudden activation has drawn...
The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has urged the Senate to continue its investigation into alleged anomalies in thousands of flood control projects and called on the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to make its hearings public to ensure transparency and accountability. INC Executive...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Monday, Oct. 6 called on government officials to ensure full transparency and accountability in the ongoing investigation into alleged corruption in flood control projects as it warned against any attempt to derail or conceal the...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday, Sept. 30, ordered the installation of two additional temporary pumps at the Sunog Apog Pumping Station in Manila. The station, which has remained nonfunctional since 2020, has failed to ease flooding in nearby...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Thursday, September 25, announced that Undersecretary Trygve L. Olaivar, who was linked to alleged irregularities in flood control projects, has requested a voluntary leave of absence from his post. “Usec. Olaivar has informed me he will...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) recommends the filing of charges against several officials embroiled in the anomalous flood control scandal, according to Department of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla. Remulla disclosed this during the hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon...
Recognizing the need to ensure the safety of the investigating panel, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Friday, Sept. 19, that it is ready to deploy uniformed personnel to meet the immediate security needs of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) as it begins probing...
In a major crackdown on illegal online gambling, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), apprehended seven suspects allegedly running unauthorized gambling operations in Quezon City and Batasan. CICC,...
More than 100 suspected anomalous projects nationwide have emerged just a week after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) launched its flood control investigation, DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Dizon said the volume of reports underscores the agency’s...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, August 29, strongly condemned the hazing incident involving criminology students of Central Mindanao Colleges (CMC) in Kidapawan City, Cotabato. The violent initiation during the reception rites on August 23 left 19 students injured, raising...
