Two witnesses surfaced on Monday, January 19 at the continuation of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s investigation into the anomalous flood control projects and tagged contractor Curlee Discaya in former House speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez’s alleged questionable purchase of a...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday, Jan. 19, lashed out at detractors of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, bluntly telling them to “Shut the f… up!” as he opened the panel’s eighth public hearing on the alleged multibillion-peso anomalies in flood control...
Malacañang opted not to give any comment yet on Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson 's revelation that former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) chief Manuel Bonoan allegedly submitted wrong flood control project locations to President Marcos, saying they still need to verify the claim....
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson revealed on Wednesday, Jan. 14, that former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan deliberately fed false data to Malacañang regarding ghost flood control projects, possibly to throw off the investigation into the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, January 14 rejected Sen. Imee Marcos ' insinuations that he is gay, and also said that there is nothing in his body that is fake. Lacson is referring to Marcos’ statement against him after he denied her allegations that...
A tip from an informant, who just walked in at the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), led to the seizure of eight illegally-imported luxury vehicles linked to fugitive, former lawmaker Zaldy Co, the body disclosed on Tuesday, Jan. 13. ICI Special Adviser Rodolfo Azurin called on the...
CEBU CITY – Businesswoman Sarah Discaya denied involvement in the alleged anomalous P96.5-million flood control project in Davao Occidental. Discaya pleaded not guilty to charges of graft and malversation of public funds when she appeared for her arraignment before the Lapu-Lapu City Regional...
Malacañang remains optimistic that majority of Filipinos continue to believe that guilty officials in the massive flood control scandal will be punished. This, even the recent survey conducted by Pulse Asia showed that confidence in the punishment of officials involved in the flood control mess...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon will testify against f ormer Ako Bicol party-list representative Zaldy Co before the Sandiganbayan in connection with the alleged anomalous P289-million flood control projects in Oriental Mindoro. Dizon said the trial of...
Malacañang cautioned witnesses to the flood control corruption scandal against being misled by promises of protection or clemency amid online claims of a supposed political “game plan” tied to a looming impeachment case. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro...
The results of a Pulse Asia survey released on Monday, Jan. 12, showed that confidence in the punishment of officials involved in the flood control projects scandal declined in the last quarter of 2025. In the survey, conducted from Dec. 12 to 15 with 1,200 adult respondents, 59 percent of...
The Sente Blue Ribbon Committee will resume its investigation into the anomalies surrounding the government’s flood control project on Jan. 19, 2026, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson, in an interview on Sunday, January 11 said the committee will subpoena...
