Malacañang shrugged off calls for President Marcos to resign amid allegations of corruption linked to ongoing flood control anomalies, stressing that a change in leadership could halt the investigations. In a statement on Sunday, Nov. 16, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co’s video statement is nothing but just “a story.” “As of now, it has no probative value because it was not done under oath,” said Lacson, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee...
The camp of Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero reiterated on Friday, November 14 that the latest allegations being hurled against the lawmaker are nothing new. Escudero’s legal counsel, Ramon Esguerra, noted that the testimony of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada dismissed on Friday, November 14 allegations linking him anew to the anomalies surrounding on the government’s control projects as nothing but “classic diversionary tactics.” Earlier, former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary...
The camp of former Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. denied on Friday, Nov. 14, all allegations thrown against him by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Usec. Roberto Bernardo regarding the flood control kickback scheme. "These are outright fabrications intended to malign his...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Friday, November 14 that the medical records provided by former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee are “outdated.” Gatchalian pointed this out to the senators at the continuation of the blue ribbon panel’s investigation...
Contractor Pacifico Curlee Discaya named several lawmakers and former government officials in the ledger they retrieved, which allegedly contains kickback records. Curlee, along with his wife, Sarah Discaya, was allowed to go out in the middle of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Friday,...
Former Senator Grace Poe denied on Friday, Nov. 14, any involvement in corruption after she was implicated during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing by a retired Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official. During the panel 's hearing, Poe was among the new names floated by...
A retired official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) turned emotional when he testified before the Senate’s investigation on the anomalies surrounding the government’s flood control project, implicating former and incumbent lawmakers, DPWH officials and other personalities...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has canceled its plan to allow former congressman Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co to testify on the corruption behind anomalous flood control projects online or via Zoom. Senate President Pro Tempore and Blue Ribbon panel chairman Panfilo “Ping Lacson said he withdrew the...
Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday, Nov. 13, said former lawmaker Zaldy Co will attend the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing online, while the invited congressmen will be there to defend former House Speaker Martin Romualdez amid allegations linking him to the anomalous flood control project...
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....
