Current and former House members whose names were implicated to supposed playoffs during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Thursday, June 4 said the claims were simply meant to distract from the upcoming impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The sub-committee hearing--presided...
Malacañang challenged a witness in a Senate hearing to present evidence supporting his claim that bags of cash were allegedly delivered to President Marcos ' residence in Paoay, Ilocos Norte. The Palace issued the response after Bernard Tube, who identified himself as a former Marine who...
It was the 18 former soldiers who received millions of money in exchange for their statements implicating several personalities to the flood control scandal. That is according to National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director Melvin Matibag who said that the P5 million paid to the former soldiers...
Iloilo City Rep. Julienne Baronda has filed a cyber libel and perjury case on Wednesday, June 3, before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against lawyer Levito Baligod and 18 former soldiers over accusations that she is one of the recipients of cash deliveries from former congressman Elizaldy Co....
The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion of House Speaker Martin Romualdez to lift a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO), ruling there was no sufficient basis to allow his travel abroad. In a promulgation on June 1, the anti-graft court’s Seventh Division said there were circumstances...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Manuel Bonoan has been transferred to a private hospital to ensure that the needed health care is provided amid fears of his heart condition, an official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday, June 3. PNP spokesman...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday, June 3, questioned the legitimacy of the current Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, which he described it as a "bastard" panel due to what he claimed was an insufficient number of members under existing rules. During an interview on Balitanghali, Tulfo said the...
Reforms in public procurement, infrastructure oversight, and accountability must be fully carried out to ensure that the billion-peso flood-control corruption scandal does not happen again and those responsible are made to answer, according to four governance and business groups. In a joint...
Former House Speaker and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez has been invited by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to the continuation of the panel’s hearing on the flood control scam. Sen. Pia Cayetano, the new Blue Ribbon Committee chairperson, said they have formally issued invitations to...
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday, June 2 disclosed that members of the minority bloc had planned to remove key committees from the majority bloc. Cayetano, speaking in a Facebook livestream, said this is why the Senate majority bloc, under his leadership, has decided not to show up...
In an ideal situation, the twilight years of a person’s life is supposed to be spent in a happy and serene retirement— a chance to make up for the things that were missed during busy working days, a chance for a quality time with family and grandkids, and a chance to do good especially when you...
A Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineer testified before the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, June 2 that he collected alleged commitment fees from contractors, saying he was merely following the instructions of his superior. During proceedings before the Sandiganbayan Third Division,...
