Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday, August 6 stressed the need to ensure that the welfare and sentiments of farmers and other affected communities will not be set aside in the proposed Pax Silica project. Pangilinan pointed this out in reacting to Jessica Soho’s feature on Pax...
Senator Imee Marcos on Monday, August 3 has formally filed a resolution urging the Senate to look into the proposed Pax Silica project’s impact on the water and electricity resource demands and long-term environmental impacts on the country’s natural resources. Marcos made the call in light...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Sunday, August 2 that he may consider visiting Taguig City, the political bailiwick of ex-Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano, once the flood control program there is properly implemented and devoid of corruption. Lacson said in jest that he does not...
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairperson Erwin Tulfo said on Sunday, August 2 he will consult fellow senators on whether or not the panel should continue its investigation into the alleged flood control anomalies. According to Tulfo, the committee must first be formally constituted before any...
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,...
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...
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...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano questioned why the City of Taguig is now the main focus of the alleged ghost flood control projects probe. In a Facebook live on July 19, Cayetano said he is baffled why his political bailiwick is being singled out after Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Monday, July 20 that disgraced former Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano is clearly using “squid tactics” to distract the public from the corruption issues hounding him. But such schemes may not save him from the “logical conclusion” that awaits...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) urged Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano to present pieces of evidence that would clear things up on the allegations of irregularities in the construction of sports complex at the New Clark City in Tarlac. For the NBI, this is the better and logical choice instead...
The recent political realignment in the Senate has fueled online speculation that the Office of the Ombudsman’s (OMB) investigation into alleged flood-control irregularities involving Senators Joel Villanueva and Francis “Chiz” Escudero has been sidelined. The speculation came after the two...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV on Friday, July 17 said the Senate Committee on Basic Education, which he chairs, will investigate the implementation of the P67-billion classroom construction program under the 2026 national budget to determine its status. Aquino made the commitment after...
