President Marcos was dismayed over the alleged attempts of a congressman and a contractor to bribe Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla and his brother Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Marcos...
Malacañang affirmed that due process is being observed in all legal proceedings in relation to the investigation of anomalous flood control projects. In a Palace briefing on Tuesday, Jan. 20, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro asserted that President Marcos...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Tuesday, Jan. 29, that the minority bloc 's so-called "minority report" on the Blue Ribbon panel 's investigation into the anomalous flood control has no value and is just a piece of paper. He explained in a phone interview that a...
Malacañang asserted that the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) was not formed to shield the President 's allies from the investigation of the massive flood control scandal. It was neither made to cover up for anyone, nor was it only for a show, Palace Press Officer and...
There is no directive from President Marcos to "redo" the investigation on the massive flood control anomalies after some irregularities in location of some projects were found. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this in a press briefing on Tuesday, Jan. 20....
Malacañang said President Marcos believes that former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Manuel Bonoan would only speak of the truth in the investigation of the anomalous flood control projects. "Naniniwala po ang Pangulo na si dating Secretary Manny Bonoan ay magsasabi ng...
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;...
