Two witnesses surfaced on Monday, January 19 at the continuation of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into the anomalous flood control projects and tagged contractor Curlee Discaya in former House speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez’s alleged questionable purchase of a...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday, Jan. 19, lashed out at detractors of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, bluntly telling them to “Shut the f… up!” as he opened the panel’s eighth public hearing on the alleged multibillion-peso anomalies in flood control...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson revealed on Wednesday, Jan. 14, that former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan deliberately fed false data to Malacañang regarding ghost flood control projects, possibly to throw off the investigation into the...
The Sente Blue Ribbon Committee will resume its investigation into the anomalies surrounding the government’s flood control project on Jan. 19, 2026, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson, in an interview on Sunday, January 11 said the committee will subpoena...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Catalina Cabral was actually willing to attend further hearings of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) prior to her death that surprised the nation, but she did not reportedly receive any invitation from the body....
President Marcos ' term is not yet over, thus, many more things are expected to happen in the investigation of the massive flood control anomalies, Malacañang said. "Hindi pa po natatapos ang termino ng Pangulo, marami pa po ang mangyayari at magaganap (The President’s term is not yet over;...
There will be more. Malacañang said the investigation on the massive flood control anomalies did not end on Christmas. After the Discayas, there will be more individuals thrown behind bars in the new year, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez said in a statement on Friday,...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Tuesday, Dec. 23, that senators who were elected in the May midterm polls can 't be among those who had budget insertions in the 2025 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The insertion allegations were made by...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Tuesday, Dec. 23, that due to security concerns, there will be no holiday furlough for contractor Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya II and three former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers detained at the Senate in connection...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta believes that the death of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral could have legal implications on the ongoing controversy surrounding flood control projects. Speaking in an interview on Net 25, Marcoleta said that, from...
The government is poised to cancel the birth certificate of nickel magnate Joseph Sy after authorities identified him as a Chinese national. The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) made the disclosure at the Senate Justice and Human Rights subcommittee hearing on Monday, December 15, led by Sen....
Malacañang said it respects the decision of Rogelio "Babes" Singson to resign as one of the commissioners of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said they understand why Singson resigned, considering the...
