Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, June 1 finally surrendered to authorities as he vowed not to yield to any threats seeking to undermine the leadership of newly-installed Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. Speaking to the media before surrendering to officials of the Philippine...
Embattled Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano announced on Friday, May 29 the creation of a Blue Ribbon Subcommittee that will continue the Upper Chamber’s investigation on the anomalous flood control projects. Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, one of the vice chairman assigned by the new majority bloc,...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada said on Friday, May 29, he will be posting bail as it is a legal remedy that is available to him now. Estrada made the statement before going to the Sandiganbayan to post bail over his graft case which is in connection to his involvement in the alleged anomalous flood...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Thursday, May 28 said he is prepared to exhaust all legal remedies in fighting another battle in court. This, after the Office of the Ombudsman formally filed plunder and graft cases against him and several others in connection to his alleged involvement in the...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday, May 21 expressed "double relief" after a new senator has been named as the new chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Earlier, the Senate elected Sen. Pilar Juliana “Pia” Cayetano as the new blue ribbon panel chairperson, a week after her...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, May 19 questioned the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) move to recommend the filing of charges against him and other former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials in connection with flood control project anomalies. Estrada, who is now...
ACT Teachers party-list Representative Antonio Tinio on Tuesday, May 19, asked the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to investigate at least P4.44 billion worth of flood control projects in Davao City that their independent probe had flagged for alleged irregularities. In a letter addressed to...
The Office of the Ombudsman has confirmed receiving the partial committee report transmitted by the office of Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson concerning alleged irregularities linked to flood control projects. Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said the document will be referred to teams handling...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Wednesday, May 7, accused Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson of casting doubt on his integrity by raising allegations he received P500-million in “allocables." In a privilege speech, Marcoleta directly addressed claims raised by Lacson, who chairs the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday, May 6, said more pieces of evidence may be submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman as part of an ongoing inquiry into alleged irregularities in public works projects. Lacson disclosed that aside from previously discussed matters,...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, May 5 finally presented on the floor the Blue Ribbon Committee’s “Chairman’s Progress Report” which contains the findings of its draft partial report on the flood control mess. Lacson’s report includes preliminary...
The Senate is gearing up for a busy and heavier workload in the next few months, as it resumes regular sessions on Monday, May 4 after a month-long recess. Senators are getting ready for the passage of priority measures, endorsed by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC)...
