Investors are more keen in investing in a country whose leader fights corruption. This was how Malacañang made an assurance over the reputational risks the ongoing investigation on corruption practices may cause to domestic and foreign investments. "We all know that investors want to invest in...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson expressed on Monday, September 22 his belief that Congress is the “original sin” behind all the substandard and ghost flood control projects that have turned Filipinos’ lives into a living hell. “Congress is the original sin here. If...
Malacañang said President Marcos is willing to submit himself to investigation for allegedly receiving millions of pesos in campaign contributions from public works contractors. While Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said they leave it to the Commission on...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III will be meeting with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to discuss the government 's budget process and how insertions are made possible. "I was invited by ICI to shed light on how the usual budget process of government or of the...
Two global banking giants have flagged political and fiscal challenges posing near-term risks to the Philippine economy, especially in the aftermath of a corruption scandal involving massive public spending on ineffective flood control projects in recent years. While “there is a strong pipeline...
Malacañang said President Marcos is ready to face allegations linking Ilocos Norte projects to the embattled Discaya contractor couple, assuring the public there will be no cover-up in the ongoing flood control probe. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after former Ilocos Sur...
All documents, including the computer, and other items that were retrieved by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez will undergo the proper procedure to preserve the chain of custody, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, September 21 welcomed the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) for expanding its freeze orders on assets that are linked to flood control anomalies. This after the AMLC was able to secure a new freeze order from the Court of Appeals targeted at assets...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday, September 21 urged contractors Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya and dismissed district engineer Henry Alcantara to do a “tell all” at the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). Tulfo said the Discayas and Alcantara should also...
Former military officers spearheaded a mass demonstration in front of Camp Aguinaldo, the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), in Quezon City on Sunday, Sept. 21, as part of the nationwide massive anti-corruption protests against the anomalous flood control projects of...
Although former president Rodrigo Duterte is detained in The Hague, Netherlands, Vice President Sara Duterte said he keeps the Philippines in mind, worried about the current corruption issues plaguing the country. The official was able to talk to her father on Friday, Sept. 19, via a phone call...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Saturday, Sept. 20, said that the ongoing revelations in the flood control corruption probe point to even larger anomalies that took place 2016 to 2022 under the Duterte administration. In a radio interview over at Usapang Senado on DWIZ, Sotto...