President Marcos’ intensified anti-corruption campaign is not being pursued to cement his political legacy but to address systemic anomalies in government projects, Malacañang said. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this amid ongoing investigations and demonstrations prompted by...
Filipinos must revolt not just against systemic corruption but also against the moral decay that enables it, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas said. “Kulang pa ang ‘Tama na!’ (Enough is not enough),” Villegas wrote in his pastoral letter, to be read in all Masses this Sunday,...
The De La Salle University (DLSU) Committee on National Issues and Concerns on Tuesday, Sept. 16, urged Lasallians nationwide to stand with the Filipino people in holding officials accountable for corruption and negligence that have worsened flooding across the country. “We call on all...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) clarified on Tuesday, Sept. 16, that its decision to raise the military’s status to red alert was unrelated to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s cancellation of his planned trip to New York, United States. AFP spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth...
Insisting that creating an independent commission to investigate the massive corruption in the government’s infrastructure projects is “nothingness,” Vice President Sara Duterte said on Tuesday, Sept. 16, that President Marcos should just ask Speaker Martin Romualdez to step down. In an...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, September 16 echoed the stand of former Taguig City Mayor Lino Cayetano that repentance alone will not be sufficient to remove corruption and other forms of wrongdoing. Lacson made the remark on his X account, where he posted a...
President Marcos said that the newly-formed Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) wants to get something done as quickly as possible and agreed to meet daily. Marcos said the commission intends to fast-track its probe into anomalous flood control projects so as not to waste the...
Detained former Bulacan first district assistant engineer Brice Hernandez has been brought back to the Senate on Monday, September 15. This, after the Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 112 heard the writ of amparo petition that his camp filed asking for a temporary protection order and to be...
Sen. Erwin Tulfo said on Sunday, September 14 he will file a resolution calling for a Senate inquiry into the role of casinos in the anomalies surrounding government flood control projects. Tulfo said it was clear casinos were turning a blind eye on questionable transactions and refusing to report...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reaffirmed their commitment to the Constitution and their mandate to the Filipino people, rejecting politically motivated calls for the military to withdraw support from the government amid heightened political...
A coalition of top Filipino influencers and content creators has officially launched Creators Against Corruption (CAC), a grassroots movement calling for transparency, accountability, and urgent reforms in the Philippine government. The launch event, held in Kapitolyo, Pasig, on September 11, comes...
The University of the Philippines (UP) has expressed strong support for transparency and accountability in government infrastructure projects following recent reports of widespread corruption in the country’s flood control initiatives. In a statement, UP President Angelo Jimenez said the...
