A controversial contractor accused of delivering kickbacks to some senators has admitted to visiting the office of Senator Erwin Tulfo. Mina Elamparo-Jose, of the WJ Construction, admitted that she visited Tulfo’s office last Aug. 19, 2025 but not for any project related to flood control, but...
Contractor Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya and ex-Bulacan first District Engineering Office head Henry Alcantara were cited in contempt for lying on Thursday, Sept. 18, by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee probing the anomalous flood control projects in the country. Discaya was the first to be cited in...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, September 16 echoed the stand of former Taguig City Mayor Lino Cayetano that repentance alone will not be sufficient to remove corruption and other forms of wrongdoing. Lacson made the remark on his X account, where he posted a...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has vowed to help the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) get the funding they need to fight money laundering and corruption. Lacson made the assurance at the hearing of the Senate Finance Committee when...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday, September 15 expressed hope that the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) established by President Marcos will bring justice to a nation that is “drowning” as a result of corruption. Lacson also said he has high hopes...
Detained former Bulacan first district assistant engineer Brice Hernandez has been brought back to the Senate on Monday, September 15. This, after the Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 112 heard the writ of amparo petition that his camp filed asking for a temporary protection order and to be...
Faky Breaky News. This was how Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson branded on Sunday, September 14 a supposed report claiming that another Senate leadership change is in the works. Lacson is referring to a post by “OneTV Philippines” posted at 9:12 PM Saturday, with the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Friday, September 12 that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will continue its investigation into the corruption behind anomalous flood control projects in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) even though Malacañang has...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday, Sept. 11, said the qualification of contractors Cezarah "Sarah" and Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya as possible state witnesses remains uncertain due to inconsistencies in their testimonies and their decision to retract statements before...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Thursday, September 11 that he is willing to give away one month worth of his pension just to see a “perfectly executed flood control project anywhere in the Philippines.” “Naghahanap nga ako (I’m looking) for a perfectly...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, September 10 said an internal cleansing of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will be one of his priorities as its new chairman. Lacson said an internal cleansing of the panel is in order after an alleged staff of Sen. Jinggoy...
Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson on Tuesday, Sept. 9, showed proof of the involvement of a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official who allegedly called up and invited at least one lawmaker to make early insertions in the budget for 2026. In a privilege speech, Lacson presented a...
