It is better for resigned Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co to explain his side amid allegations against him in relation to 2025 budget insertions and the flood control project anomalies, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro made the statement on...
Vice President Sara Duterte believes that Malacañang will one day have to confront public demand for truth and accountability as former speaker Martin Romualdez, President Marcos’ cousin and close ally, continues to find himself in hot water over the multi-billion-peso flood control corruption...
The influential Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) is asking the government to reallocate a portion of the ₱255.5 billion originally intended for flood control projects to fund the upgrade of stations along the EDSA Busway. “Since the government is not inclined to appropriate funds...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Monday, Sept. 29, said that he 's not afraid of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, as he addressed criticisms arising from the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearings on the flood control project scandal. In a privilege speech, Marcoleta addressed criticisms...
Former House speaker Martin Romualdez had utilized “for later release” (FLR) funds and even the name of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to push for the unconstitutional impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. In a manifestation on the Senate floor on Monday,...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday, September 29 directly accused Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez as the one orchestrating in turning public attention away from some members of the House of Representatives who are behind the flood control anomalies. In a manifestation during...
State-run Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) has clarified that the handling of the bank accounts of the Department of Public Works and Highways ' (DPWH) contractors did not involve irregularities, countering insinuations that it was complicit in alleged flood control corruption. This...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Monday, September 29 clarified that not all budget insertions can be considered illegal or bad as individual amendments or insertions made by lawmakers during Senate deliberations are part of the regular budget process. Sotto pointed this out afer...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta, on Sept. 29, defended his wife after reports surfaced linking her to an insurance company connected to contractors implicated in the multibillion-peso flood control corruption scandal. According to Bilyonaryo 's report, Marcoleta holds a directorship at an insurance...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Sept. 29, lamented that “nothing (is) happening” in the country as politics and self-interest seemed to consume government officials under the Marcos administration. In a press conference, the official criticized the present administration for the...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto denied claims that he will be replacing Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong as Independent Commission for Infrastructure 's (ICI) special adviser on Monday, Sept. 29. Sotto made the statement after he was "misquoted" when he was asked by the media if he would be...
Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro denied allegations that the Palace made inconsistent statements on the role of Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong in the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI). In a press briefing on Monday, Sept. 29, Castro clarified that her Sept. 13 remark,...
