Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday, September 25 denied he is involved in any ghost or anomalies in the government’s flood control projects as alleged by a former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary. This, after former DPWH undersecretary Roberto Bernardo...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary for Operations Roberto Bernardo on Thursday, Sept. 25, dropped an explosive affidavit detailing the systemic corruption in various projects and naming several legislators, department officials, and political personalities...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Wednesday, Sept. 24, clarified his earlier statement that the government must sometimes “bend the law to please the people,” stressing that he never meant to encourage violating the law. In a chance interview, Tulfo explained that this remark referred to exercising...
Kymani Ladi came up big in the clutch and helped Ateneo carve out a narrow 62-60 win over University of the East to notch their second straight victory in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Continuing to live up to...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Wednesday, Sept. 24, that Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) chief Manuel Bonoan is either in cahoots when it comes to the agency 's anomalous activities or he 's just incompetent. Lacson said this in response...
Two-time UAAP MVP Kacey Dela Rosa stamped her class and powered Ateneo past University of the East, 81-52, to begin their Season 88 women’s basketball tournament title campaign in grand fashion at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila Wednesday, Sept. 24. Fresh off her Gilas Pilipinas 3x3...
There is a so-called “leadership fund” in the National Expenditure Program (NEP) which is included in the preparation of the government’s annual national budget. Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) chief Manuel Bonoan disclosed this at the continuation of the Senate Blue...
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...
As far as he is concerned, the bidding process for government projects is usually rigged as the winning contractors are already predetermined, controversial contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya told the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Tuesday, September 23. Discaya pointed this out as he...
Reigning champion University of the Philippines aims to rebound from its opening-game stumble when it goes for a bounce back win against Adamson in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila Wednesday, Sept. 24. Reeling from a disappointing 87-67...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Tuesday, September 23 turned aggressive in insisting that the Senate and the government recognize the feasibility of turning contractors Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya into state witnesses and to put them under the Witness Protection Program...
All infrastructure projects in Bulacan, from 2019 up to the present, are substandard, dismissed Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez admitted on Tuesday, September 23. Hernandez, who was cited in contempt by the Senate, confessed this at the...
