Bacolod City Rep. Albee Benitez provided P2.3 million in financial assistance to more than 200 families affected by a fire in Barangay 27 on Friday, Sept. 12. Benitez on Saturday, Sept. 13, turned over P10,000 each for 217 affected families, P5,000 for 26 renters, and P3,000 for 13 sharers....
DAVAO CITY – Davao City second district Rep. Omar Vincent Duterte called on Filipinos on Thursday, Sept. 11, to stand up for their rights and hold government officials accountable while defending the Duterte family against what he described as long standing political attacks. In The Hague, where...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Oriental third district Rep. Janice Degamo vowed to continue fighting for justice after a Manila court granted the bail petition of former Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. in one of his murder cases. “I will never stop fighting to make sure that justice is served no matter how long...
ILOILO CITY – Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. of Uswag Ilonggo party-list has denied name-dropping House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Rep. Zaldy Co of Ako Bikol party-list to collect alleged kickbacks in flood control projects. “I have never invoked the names of Speaker Martin G. Romualdez and...
Former Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas and his daughter, neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas, have disowned Uswag Ilonggo party-list following the alleged involvement of Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. in flood control kickbacks. Jerry was the first to issue a statement that distanced himself from Uswag...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co was surprised and dismayed after Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong mentioned his name in controversial flood control projects despite not citing any specific wrongdoing. “I was surprised to hear Mayor Benjamin Magalong mention my name...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte called on government officials on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to be transparent about alleged ghost flood control projects, warning that taxpayers across the country deserve accountability for every peso spent. “We, Davaoeños, are taxpayers,...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 9, slammed the House infrastructure committee for diverting their investigation on anomalous flood control projects to the P51-billion infrastructure allocation for his district during the term of his father former...
ILOILO CITY – Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. of Uswag Ilonggo party-list has denied kickback allegations by controversial contractors Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II and his wife Sarah. “I strongly and categorically deny the baseless accusations against me of alleged corrupt practices and...
ILOILO CITY – Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. of Uswag Ilonggo party-list on Monday was named by contractors Pacifico and Sarah Discaya as among lawmakers and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials who routinely demanded kickbacks of up to 25 percent from government-funded flood...
DAVAO CITY – At least 500 residents of Barangay 14-B here received free healthcare services during the Pulong-Pulong ni Pulong Medical Mission on Monday, Sept. 8. The outreach program, organized by Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte, deployed doctors and health workers who provided...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental third district Rep. Javier Miguel Benitez has warned contractors that they will be blacklisted if they fail to repair two flood control structures. “If they cannot comply, then they will not be included in any future projects. They will not be allowed to join...