The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into the flood control anomalies following the powerful magnitude 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Mindanao, early morning of Monday, June 8. Sen. Erwin Tulfo, in his opening statement, also called for a minute of silent prayer for the people...
President Marcos has shrugged off allegations that he received suitcases of cash at his residence in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, with Malacañang saying on Monday, June 8, that the Chief Executive views the claims as baseless and untrue. In a press briefing, Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
Two of the 11 respondents in the case filed against the Discaya couple in Bulacan are now the subject of a manhunt operation, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic’’ Remulla said on Monday, June 8. In a briefing outside the Malolos Regional...
Authorities on Monday, June 8 served the arrest warrant against government contractor Curlee Discaya at the Senate where he has been under custody since September 2025. Discaya is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the Malolos Bulacan City Regional Trial Court in connection with a...
House Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong has a very low opinion of the June 4 Senate Blue Ribbon Committee "hearing" that discussed the flood control projects mess. In a statement Sunday, June 7, Adiong gave what he believed was the best description of the...
Senator Erwin Tulfo will lead the resumption of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into the anomalous flood control projects on Monday, June 8. Tulfo, in an interview last Friday, had said that his committee will invite the 18 former military personnel who claimed to have delivered...
Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial will push through, no matter how hard you try to destroy the House prosecution panel 's credibility. This is House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon 's stern message to the panel 's detractors over the...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday, June 7 apologized about his heated outbursts and threats against senators whom he earlier criticized for attending what he called a “fake” Blue Ribbon Committee hearing last Thursday, June 4. “Over the past few days, we witnessed intense tension and...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday, June 6, drew a clear line between the institution and the so-called “Maleta Boys” who refer to themselves as “Marines” or “ex-Marines” when they testified in a recent Senate hearing on the flood control controversy, saying it risks...
A major step toward accountability. That 's how Senator Rodante Marcoleta described Thursday 's Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on alleged irregularities in flood control projects. The neophyte senator presided over the hearing in his capacity as sub-committee chairman. He said the...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Friday, June 5, warned of impending legal consequences for those who gave “testimonies” as well as other participants during what he considered a "bogus" Blue Ribbon Committee hearing led by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. Secretariat and stenographers were not...
The Society of the Divine Word (SVD) said it has initiated legal action against individuals who accused one of its priests of receiving money allegedly linked to a flood control kickback scheme, saying the claims made during a Senate hearing were “false, malicious, and defamatory.” In a...
