Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Wednesday, July 22 that there are two suspected “ghost” projects in Taguig City, the political bailiwick of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. Lacson, who earlier vowed to protect his integrity after the latter linked him to alleged anomalies, disclosed the...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) will file two separate complaints for preliminary investigation against former House speaker Martin Romualdez, former lawmaker Elizaldy Co for alleged plunder and violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Act in connection with its investigation into alleged...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Monday, July 20 that disgraced former Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano is clearly using “squid tactics” to distract the public from the corruption issues hounding him. But such schemes may not save him from the “logical conclusion” that awaits...
The camp of Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada on Tuesday, July 14, opposed the prosecution’s motion to exclude former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan from the graft case pending before the Sandiganbayan Second Division. Earlier, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin...
CEBU CITY – Controversial contractor Sara Discaya was allowed to post bail of P1 million in connection with the malversation charges she is facing over an alleged P96.5-million ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental. Presiding Judge Nelson Leyco of the Regional Trial Court Branch 27 in...
CEBU CITY – Former Cebu third district Rep. Pablo John Garcia pushed back against allegations that there are ghost projects in Balamban town, western Cebu province. Garcia was reacting to a recent announcement by the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) disclosing two alleged...
Mayor Vico Sotto outlined long-term plans on flooding, housing, transport, health services, and public infrastructure as the city marked Pasig Day on Thursday, July 2. In his speech, Sotto said the city government is preparing major projects aimed at improving public services and supporting...
A progressive group has rejected the move of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to make former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan a state witness in flood-control cases involving high-ranking government officials, saying it is unacceptable for Bonoan to get off...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) may bring the complaint involving Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero over alleged irregularities in flood-control projects before the courts within the next two to three weeks, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Monday, June 29. During a press...
The complaint involving Senator Joel Villanueva over alleged irregularities in flood-control projects is now under preliminary investigation, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Monday, June 29. “’Yung nga, for PI [preliminary investigation] na (That one is already for...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) will ask the Sandiganbayan to discharge former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan as a respondent so he can testify as a state witness in several cases involving alleged anomalies in flood-control projects, Ombudsman Jesus...
Citing the possibility of a severe El Niño that could last until next year, President Marcos assured farmers that the government would continue supporting small reservoir irrigation projects (SRIP) across the country. During the inauguration of the Mabini-Cayacay SRIP in Bohol on Monday, June 22,...
