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....
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Tuesday, November 11 that the Senate will allow former congressman Zaldy Co to make his testimony online so he can participate in the Blue Ribbon Committee’s hearing on the anomalous government flood control projects. “We’re...
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 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...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Tuesday, November 4 that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has invited a “very important witness” to shed more light into the controversy surrounding the government’s flood control projects in its next hearing. According to Lacson,...
President Marcos will not interfere in the upcoming investigation on the controversial Manila Bay dolomite beach, an artificial beach project built during the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Emphasizing that separation of powers between the Executive and Legislative branches,...
Senator Joel Villanueva said on Wednesday, Oct. 29, that Senate records will show his opposition to flood control projects "from the very beginning", following the Independent Commission for Infrastructure 's (ICI) recommendation to file charges against him and several other lawmakers before...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano lamented that the Philippines’ image in the global scene is suffering because the government’s investigation on corruption issues are being handled “like a circus.” Cayetano said he is worried that the spectacle regarding the multi-billion scandal...
