CEBU CITY – Some government officials and contractors in Cebu province may face charges over flawed flood control projects. Flood control structures built with serious lapses in planning and implementation were discovered when officials of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI)...
Malacañang affirmed that no one, including President Marcos, is exempted from the investigation of the massive flood control anomalies. The statement of Marcos, saying that no one is immune to the investigation of the massive flood control corruption, also applies to him, the Malacañang said. "Of...
The Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) is considering crafting a river basin master plan by next year, Senate Finance Committee chairman Sherwin Gatchalian said on Monday, November 17. Gatchalian, who sponsored the budget of the DEPDev during the deliberations on the proposed...
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...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday, November 16 he didn’t find it strange to see the stock market plunge to a new five-year low following the allegations made by former lawmaker Zaldy Co against President “Bongbong” Marcos. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance said...
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...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co’s video statement is nothing but just “a story.” “As of now, it has no probative value because it was not done under oath,” said Lacson, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Friday, Nov. 14, ordered the urgent reinforcement and restoration of the seawall in Virac, Catanduanes, after it was battered by destructive storm surges during Super Typhoon “Uwan.” The DPWH said the directive follows...
The camp of Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero reiterated on Friday, November 14 that the latest allegations being hurled against the lawmaker are nothing new. Escudero’s legal counsel, Ramon Esguerra, noted that the testimony of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada dismissed on Friday, November 14 allegations linking him anew to the anomalies surrounding on the government’s control projects as nothing but “classic diversionary tactics.” Earlier, former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary...
The camp of former Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. denied on Friday, Nov. 14, all allegations thrown against him by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Usec. Roberto Bernardo regarding the flood control kickback scheme. "These are outright fabrications intended to malign his...
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...
