Senator Rodante Marcoleta, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, clashed with Department of Justice (DOJ) officials over what he called an “imagined requirement” of restitution in the processing of applicants under the Witness Protection Program (WPP), particularly in reference to the case of the contractors...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta questioned on Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Independent Commission for Infrastructure 's (ICI) independence when it 's asking assistance from different government agencies. Marcoleta pointed this out during the finance subcommittee 's deliberations of the...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Monday, Sept. 29, said that he 's not afraid of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, as he addressed criticisms arising from the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearings on the flood control project scandal. In a privilege speech, Marcoleta addressed criticisms...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta, on Sept. 29, defended his wife after reports surfaced linking her to an insurance company connected to contractors implicated in the multibillion-peso flood control corruption scandal. According to Bilyonaryo 's report, Marcoleta holds a directorship at an insurance...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Usec. Roberto Bernardo believes almost all project biddings are rigged. Bernardo said this during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing investigating the anomalous flood control projects in the country on Thursday, Sept. 25. He was asked by...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Wednesday, Sept. 24, clarified his earlier statement that the government must sometimes “bend the law to please the people,” stressing that he never meant to encourage violating the law. In a chance interview, Tulfo explained that this remark referred to exercising...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta insisted on Tuesday, Sept. 23, that under the law, there 's no need for restitution in applying someone to the Witness Protection Program (WPP). A heated argument ensued between him and Department of Justice (DOJ) Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla during the Senate Blue...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Tuesday, September 23 turned aggressive in insisting that the Senate and the government recognize the feasibility of turning contractors Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya into state witnesses and to put them under the Witness Protection Program...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday, September 18 issued a subpoena against former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Catalina Cabral after the latter repeatedly failed to appear in the ongoing investigation into the anomalous flood control projects. This, after...
Vice President Sara Duterte met with senators of the so-called Duterte bloc on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Duterte did not disclose the purpose of her visit, which was intended for Senator Rodante Marcoleta, rushing to meet with him as she arrived before 2 p.m. in the Senate. Later during her visit,...
Can you detect where Zaldy Co is right now? This was asked by Senator Rodante Marcoleta to the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), the central government agency responsible for addressing all national issues and activities related to space science, technology, and application during the hearing of...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta said on Monday, Sept. 15, that no senator can judge the claims made by Cezarah "Sarah" and Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya as he defended his recommendation to place them under the Witness Protection Program (WPP). In a press conference, Marcoleta stated that it 's not for...
