Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday, December 4 renewed his push for the passage of the measure establishing the Independent People’s Commission (IPC). Pangilinan made the call in light of the resignation of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio...
Malacañang said it respects the decision of Rogelio "Babes" Singson to resign as one of the commissioners of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said they understand why Singson resigned, considering the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson clarified that more than P79-billion has likely been lost to ghost flood control projects dating back to 2016, not counting substandard ones. Lacson said that the initial figure of P180-B was an “extrapolation.” Lacson said this was based on...
Sen. Mark Villar said on Wednesday, December 4 that the Independent Commission on Infrastructure’s (ICI) latest decision to refer his case before the Ombudsman proves that the allegations against him are without any basis. “The ICI’s decision to refer my case to the Ombudsman reaffirms...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Vice Mayor Alma C. Mirano of Bansud town, this province, said she will appear before the National Bureau of Investigation to explain her side regarding the case of a Department of Public Works and Highways engineer who was arrested last Nov. 23 in her rented...
President Marcos wants results from the ongoing investigation on the massive flood control corruption, and not drama, Malacañang said. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez said despite the political noise surrounding the investigation into the flood control corruption...
Several families living on top of a major drainage line on San Venancio Street in Barangay San Perfecto, San Juan City voluntarily relocated to newly-built housing units created by the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Wednesday, Dec. 3, to give way to the ongoing...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon raised concern over discrepancies in Siargao infrastructure reports after an on-site inspection revealed several projects were far from finished despite official claims of completion. The DPWH chief visited Surigao del Norte on...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) identified on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at least 252 suspected “ghost projects” in its inspection of government-funded flood control infrastructure programs nationwide. AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla said that the findings emerged from the...
Malacañang said offering a reward in order to track down former lawmaker Zaldy Co "can be considered." While there has yet to be talks on providing a bounty for the arrest of the resigned solon who is suspected to be in Portugal, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro...
Whatever evidence that may link President Marcos to the flood control anomalies, he will not object to it. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro made the statement, emphasizing that any move to hold Marcos accountable for the massive flood-control corruption scandal...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assured residents of Barangay Kang-actol in Dumanjug, Cebu, that the flood control structure collapsed by Typhoon Verbena on Nov. 25 will be rebuilt in a week. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the immediate repair of the structure to protect...
