Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Saturday, Sept. 27, warned that corruption remains the gravest injustice to Filipinos as it threatens the nation’s future and deprives children of education. In a statement, the mayor reaffirmed his commitment to fight corruption, despite his decision to...
Malacañang said it respects the independence of the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) following Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong 's resignation as special adviser. In a statement, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez said it was “unfortunate” that...
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Friday, Sept. 26, resigned as special adviser to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), as he cited pronouncements from Malacañang that “undermined the role and mandate entrusted” to him. Magalong said remarks from the Palace also cast...
President Marcos has ordered his legal team to study the appointment of Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong as special adviser to the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI), following questions raised over possible conflicts of interest. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso could not hide his dismay over the Sunog Apog Pumping Station in Tondo, Manila, that is notorious for continuously breaking down and, at times, worsening the flooding situation in the city despite millions, if not billions, worth of repairs and updates...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Monday denied the rumors that he has resigned as city chief executive after he was appointed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. as special adviser and investigator of the independent commission investigating corruption in the government’s flood control...
President Marcos has tapped three seasoned reformists to take on one of the toughest jobs in government today: rooting out corruption in flood control and infrastructure projects. The newly created Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), formed under Executive Order No. 94, will...
Malacañang announced two of the three members forming the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), a body created to investigate alleged corruption, irregularities, and misuse of funds in government flood control and other infrastructure projects over the past decade. In a press briefing...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co was surprised and dismayed after Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong mentioned his name in controversial flood control projects despite not citing any specific wrongdoing. “I was surprised to hear Mayor Benjamin Magalong mention my name...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here is awaiting the House invitation to appear before the investigation over allegedly anomalous flood control projects. “If it’s a war, we should go to the ground or battlefield, because that’s where the war is in the House, it’s not good if we go...
Malacañang said President Marcos wants the independent commission tasked to investigate anomalies at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to have subpoena power. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Thursday, Sept. 4. that Marcos wants the...
President Marcos refused to talk about the ongoing formation of an independent commission tasked to investigate anomalies at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) until it is actually done. Marcos neither confirmed, nor denied whether or not Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong will be...
