The City of Taguig has no ghost projects, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said. Cayetano made the statement on Tuesday, April 28, after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) led by Secretary Vince Dizon and local officials inspected the Justice, Law and Order (JLaw)...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Acting Secretary Fredderick A. Vida is expected to be back in Manila by the end of the month. “The plan is by April 30, I 'll already be in Manila,” the secretary said during a Zoom meeting with reporters. Vida revealed this even after learning from Czech...
Controversial contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya will be undergoing a surgery for his shoulder this week or next week. Senate Secretary Mark Llandro Mendoza disclosed this in an interview, saying the Senate has approved his request to get medical treatment after it was also approved by the...
President Marcos was disappointed that former lawmaker Zaldy Co was not brought back to the Philippines, but he was not blaming anyone, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro revealed that Marcos was disappointed "because we were already close to...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada reiterated on Tuesday, April 28, that as far as the 2025 budget Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is concerned, no insertion was made on his part. Estrada said this, citing official records of the Senate’s Legislative Budget Research and Monitoring Office...
Senators on Tuesday, April 28 called on the government to work doubly hard to make up for the “lost opportunity” of holding former party-list representative Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co back to the country and have him testify on the anomalous flood control projects. This after Department of...
Former congressman Elizalde “Zaldy” Co is no longer in the hands of Czech Republic authorities, Department of Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida said. The bad news was announced by Vida himself in a press briefing in Prague shortly after his team confirmed that Co was allowed to go after his...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has vowed to present the panel 's Chairman 's Progress Report on the flood control scandal in a privilege speech when the Senate resumes regular sessions on May 4, 2026. In a statement on Monday, April 27, Lacson said his privilege...
Malacañang stood its ground, saying that all statements made by President Marcos about fugitive Zaldy Co were verified. Marcos on April 16 said that the former Ako Bicol Partylist representative was arrested in Prague, Czech Republic, after allegedly crossing the border without proper...
The Sandiganbayan has started conducting a hearing for the petition by the Office of the Ombudsman to issue a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero. The hearing was held on Monday morning by the anti-graft court’s Sixth Division where the PHDO petition...
One portion of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez 's video statement stood out as "deeply concerning" for Senator Rodante Marcoleta, as it implies the existence of broader knowledge that could implicate others in government. Marcoleta was referring to Romualdez 's remark suggesting...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Sunday, April 26, he is preparing a Chairman 's Progress Report on the anomalous flood control projects to pave the way for the resumption of hearings. Lacson, who is also chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee, said he is keen on...
