With the annual Congress holiday break just around the corner, it seems that several individuals who were cited in contempt during previous hearings could remain in detention at the Senate during Christmas and the New Year--perhaps even longer. This was according to Senate President Vicente "Tito"...
Malacañang welcomed the voluntary surrender of Sara Discaya, one of the respondents in the P100-million Kulaman flood-control scandal, saying her decision could have meaningful legal consequences in a case where malversation is a non-bailable offense. Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
The Marcos administration is prepared to coordinate with Portugal or any foreign government should former lawmaker Zaldy Co indeed possess a Portuguese passport, Malacañang said. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said after reports surfaced that Co possesses a...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Thursday, Dec. 11, lauded the use of modern technology in response to the perennial problem of accumulated trash and other debris in the National Capital Region 's (NCR) waterways, which causes severe flooding in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Zamora...
Former lawmaker Zaldy Co 's passport has been cancelled, President Marcos bared. In a video report on Wednesday, Dec. 10, Marcos said the passport of Co has been cancelled, preventing him from further hiding over allegations of corruption in connection to the flood control anomalies....
More personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are set to face preventive suspension amid the ongoing investigation into the controversial “ghost” flood control projects. The agency is coordinating closely with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) and the...
Roma Rimando, manager of St. Timothy Construction Corporation, a company owned by contractors Sarah and Curlee Discaya, surrendered to Pasig City police on Monday night, lawyer Cornelio Samaniego III, the couple 's spokesperson, said on Tuesday, Dec. 9. In a television interview, Samaniego...
Key flood control projects, which were recently put on hold due to legal issues involving their contractors, are moving forward under replacement construction companies to prevent delays in vital infrastructure, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Tuesday, Dec. 9,. DPWH...
Sarah Discaya may be arrested this week, following the expected issuance of a warrant of arrest against her over a "ghost" flood control project, President Marcos said. In a video report, Marcos announced that the arrest warrant against Discaya is expected to be out this week, and will soon be...
ILOILO CITY — Uswag Ilonggo party-list Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. has downplayed the corruption probe despite being one of the eight lawmakers that the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has recommended to be included in the criminal and administrative cases for alleged anomalous...
With the multi-billion peso flood control scam hounding the country, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is optimistic that this would eventually lead to the political awakening of young Filipinos. In the inaugural first episode of the “Kikonek: The Kiko Pangilinan Podcast” which aired on...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to ensure the immediate arrest of Sara Discaya and several others once the courts issue warrants in connection with a P100-million “ghost” flood control project in...
