Public health advocates and lawmakers renewed calls for the immediate passage of the proposed Smoke-Free and Vape-Free Environment Bill amid concerns over increasing tobacco and vape use among Filipino youth. The appeal was made during a gathering in Quezon City in line with World No Tobacco Day...
In an ideal situation, the twilight years of a person’s life is supposed to be spent in a happy and serene retirement— a chance to make up for the things that were missed during busy working days, a chance for a quality time with family and grandkids, and a chance to do good especially when you...
A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer testified before the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, June 2 that he collected alleged commitment fees from contractors, saying he was merely following the instructions of his superior. During proceedings before the Sandiganbayan Third Division,...
Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano on Monday, June 1, said accountability and politics should never be mixed, following Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada’s claim that he was repeatedly offered a dismissal of the cases against him in exchange for leaving the Senate majority. In a...
The Sandiganbayan has scheduled the arraignment and pre-trial of Senator Jinggoy Estrada and former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, in a graft case involving ₱573 million over alleged irregularities in flood control projects. The case, docketed as Criminal...
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...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada is expected to surrender to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday afternoon, June 1, after the Sandiganbayan issued an arrest warrant against him for a non-bailable case of plunder, a government official said. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)...
Senator Jose “Jinggoy” P. Ejercito Estrada on Monday, June 1, asked the Sandiganbayan to dismiss the graft and plunder charges filed against him by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) in connection with alleged illegal budget insertions and kickbacks tied to Department of Public Works and...
A ranking congressman has echoed the assertion of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez 's camp that it 's simply baloney to call the former House Speaker the "mastermind" of the flood control projects corruption scandal. According to Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre, the Office of...
The government 's investigation into alleged irregularities and questionable budget insertions in flood control projects is both necessary and long overdue. Public funds intended to protect communities from floods must be used for their intended purpose, and those responsible for any misuse...
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 on Friday, May 29, posted ₱90,000 bail before the Sandiganbayan in connection with graft charges filed against him over alleged irregularities in flood control projects. The anti-graft court’s Second Division had earlier issued arrest warrants and hold departure orders...
