President Marcos clarified that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez is not among the 37 individuals referred to the Ombudsman for corruption charges, but stressed that “no one is immune” from accountability as the investigation expands. In a press conference at Malacañan on Thursday, Nov....
Charlito Martin “Charlie” Mendoza, a top-placing lawyer and licensed geodetic engineer, has been appointed by President Marcos as commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the agency responsible for over 70 percent of government revenues. Mendoza’s appointment is effective...
Witnesses in the upcoming Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing scheduled on Friday, Nov. 14, are expected to withdraw their statements after their families were threatened. Senator Imee Marcos said this in an interview on Wednesday, Nov. 12, ahead of the continuation of the panel 's probe...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will invite former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and 17 other members of the House of Representatives to the continuation of the panel’s inquiry into the anomalous flood control projects. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson confirmed this on...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III denied protecting anyone amid discussions on whether former House Speaker Martin Romualdez may be invited to attend the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearings into the anomalous flood control projects in the country. In an interview on Bilyonaryo...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was “quite positive” when informed about the possibility of being invited to attend the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing into the anomalous flood control projects in the country. In an interview on...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, November 4 defended the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s actions on retired TSgt. Orly Guteza whom the panel could no longer find after he testified on the alleged involvement of former House Speaker and Leyte First District...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta has questioned the motivation behind the allegation of falsification of documents being thrown against witness Orly Guteza, whose surprise testimony before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee in September implicated House Speaker Martin Romualdez and former Ako Bicol Rep....
Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte on Tuesday, Oct. 14, slammed what he called “the biggest joke of the century” following reports that former House Speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez might be made a state witness in the multi-billion peso flood control corruption probe. “So now, Congressman...
OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. (OGP) has elected Brian Douglas Martin, the senior vice president for business development and investor relations of parent company OceanaGold Corp., as the new chairman of its board of directors. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, OGP said Martin...
Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero said on Thursday night, Oct. 2 that he was not surprised by the filing of an ethics complaint against him. According to him, the ethics case is part of dropping Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez 's name and revealing the truth. "This is just part of the...
Malacañang said that accountability over the massive corruption in the country 's flood control projects cannot be achieved through "eloquent speeches or finger-pointing." It should be through sufficient evidence, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said. She...
