Maj. Gen. Vicente MAP Blanco III, commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC), on Wednesday, Feb. 25, condemned the actions of retired Marines who allegedly acted as “bagmen” in the supposed delivery of P805 billion worth of kickbacks from flood control programs to top government officials,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed phases two to five of its drainage rehabilitation along G. Araneta Avenue in Quezon City in order to prevent severe flooding that in past rains rose above a person’s height. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the project, which began...
Eighteen former Marines who previously worked and served as personnel for businessman Zaldy Co publicly came forward on Tuesday, Feb. 24, to confirm the allegations of delivering suitcases filled with cash to the residences of Co, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., and former House Speaker...
The widespread flooding that left eight people dead in three provinces in Davao Region (Region 11) has been blamed on supposedly incomplete and unconnected flood control and drainage projects, a ranking official of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) disclosed on Sunday, Feb. 22. Dir. Ednar...
The outcome of President Marcos ' review of the report of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) may be out this month, Malacañang said. While Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro did not disclose where Marcos is now in his review of the over...
One of the construction companies named by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in their joint referral for investigation for alleged involvement in ghost flood control projects has denied association with embattled Bulacan 2nd...
President Marcos has received the report of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) and was still studying it, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this when sought for updates on the fate of ICI, a body created by the President to...
Malacañang has clarified that the pursuit of former congressman Zaldy Co remains a task shared by the law enforcement and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro made the clarification after Department of the Interior and Local...
Malacañang questioned the authenticity of alleged text exchanges between President Marcos and a former official linking them to kickbacks in flood control projects, saying it has seen no evidence to support the claims. In a press briefing on Friday, Feb. 13, Presidential Communications Office...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will submit its report on Cebu’s flood control projects to the Office of the Ombudsman by the end of this month. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said Undersecretaries Arthur Bisnar and Samuel Turgano are leading the submission. He added that the...
There is no truth to claims that President Marcos had direct knowledge of the kickback scheme in the country 's flood control projects, Malacañang said. The allegations, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said, are no longer new, especially from people who...
Malacañang rejected claims circulating online that the administration had lost interest in pursuing accountability over alleged anomalies in flood control projects, saying President Marcos remains committed to holding those responsible to account. In a press briefing, Presidential Communications...
