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...
Thousands of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) members flocked to the Quirino Grandstand in Manila at the start of the three-day demonstration dubbed as "Rally for Transparency and a Better Democracy" on Sunday, Nov. 16, to urge transparency and accountability from the national government following the...
The Mandaluyong City local government has released a traffic management plan to mitigate the anticipated disruption of traffic in the city as the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) religious group holds its three-day anti-corruption demonstrations at the EDSA Shrine on Nov. 16 to 18. The city government,...
General Romeo Brawner Jr., chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), called on the leadership of the religious group Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) to police their own ranks and ensure the safety and discipline of their members during the religious group’s planned rally in Metro...
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 Zaldy Co to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee are “outdated.”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...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Friday, November 14, firmly denied allegations linking him to an alleged infrastructure kickback scheme, saying he has “never been involved in corruption” throughout his more than two decades in public service. “We reject any...
A group of teachers on Thursday, November 13, criticized the administration of President Marcos for its continued inaction on alleged corruption in public infrastructure projects, even as thousands of typhoon-hit schools across the Philippines remain damaged by recent disasters. Citing data from...
President Marcos announced that the government is developing a "transparency portal" where the public can access information of government projects and their contractors. In order to ensure that honesty, integrity, and accountability are upheld in government, Marcos said on Thursday, Nov. 13, that...
Once cases are filed against former Ako Bikol Partylist congressman Zaldy Co, President Marcos will order the cancellation of his passport, but now he is letting the courts do their job. Co, who has been out of the country supposedly to seek medical treatment, is among the biggest personalities...
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....
The Manila Police District (MPD) on Tuesday, Nov. 11, issued a traffic management plan in preparation for the three-day anti-corruption demonstrations spearheaded by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), to be held from Nov. 16 to 18 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. MPD spokesperson Maj. Philipp Ines...
Teachers staged “Black Friday” protests on November 7 to demand accountability for alleged corruption in the education sector and to press for long-overdue salary increases, as their mobilization builds up to a nationwide sit-down strike before the month ends. Educators across Metro Manila...
