No less than the sitting chairperson of the Sandiganbayan’s Third Division, Associate Justice Karl B. Miranda, has opposed the grant of bail to former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. in connection with the pending malversation case linked to the alleged anomalous P92.8-million flood control...
Embattled former House Speaker, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has assailed Ombudsman Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla for allegedly using discredit witnesses just to pin him down. "Pantay na hustisya lamang ang hinihingi ko (I only ask for equal justice)," Romualdez said in as statement...
CEBU CITY – Classes were suspended while work at local government units (LGUs) ended early after Metro Cebu was flooded anew on Friday, July 31. The suspension came after Yellow Heavy Rainfall Warning was raised over Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City,...
Malacañang said it respects the court 's decision to grant former senator Bong Revilla 's bail petition. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Malacañang respects the decision and leaves the appropriate course of action to the prosecutors. "Nasa sa...
Former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Friday, July 31, posted a P1-million cash bail in connection with the pending malversation case linked to the alleged anomalous P92.8-million flood control project in Pandi, Bulacan. In an order dated July 31, the Sandiganbayan Third Division said...
The Sandiganbayan Third Division on Friday, July 31, granted the bail petition of former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. in connection with alleged irregularities in a flood control project in Bulacan. The court found that the prosecution failed to establish strong evidence of Revilla’s...
The Manila City government and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are set to launch flood‑mitigation projects along España Boulevard and other flood‑prone areas in the capital. Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso and DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon inspected España...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte welcomed Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon’s commitment to include the Davao City Flood Master Plan in the proposed 2027 national budget. The lawmaker thanked the DPWH Secretary for the commitment, saying that...
President Marcos has assured residents of flood-hit Davao City that his administration will not abandon them, with Malacañang saying the government has ordered immediate and long-term measures to prevent a repeat of the severe flooding that recently inundated Barangay Bangkal. In a press briefing...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Thursday, July 30, dismissed what he described as an attempt to broker a "ceasefire" following his allegations of irregularities in infrastructure projects in Taguig City, the political stronghold of former Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. In a post on X,...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte questioned the Department of Public Works and Highways over its handling of flood control measures on the Talomo River in this city. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon ordered immediate dredging and the reconstruction of a flood control dike...
Malacañang said that savings generated by withholding funds from questionable infrastructure projects were used to bankroll the government 's UPLIFT program and other interventions aimed at cushioning Filipinos from the impact of the Middle East crisis. Presidential Communications Office...
