Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Saturday, Sept. 20, that testimony from former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan First District Engineering Office head Henry Alcantar could open the proverbial "can of worms" in the flood control investigation. And...
It all goes back to the lawmakers. For Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, the whole flood control projects mess could have been avoided if only senators and congressmen had not made budget insertions into district engineering offices of the Department of Public Works and Highways...
Administrators, academics, and students from major universities along Taft Avenue have joined forces under the One Taft alliance to condemn corruption in flood-control projects and pledge participation in nationwide protests on September 21, coinciding with the anniversary of Martial Law. In a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A flood control project being implemented by Alpha Omega General Contractor and Development Corp. owned by controversial couple Pacifico and Sara Discaya here was placed on hold after the construction company 's license was revoked. Phase 1 of the project in Lacaste Ville,...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson lauded on Saturday, Sept. 20, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ' move to tighten the rules on large cash transactions by capping withdrawals at P500,000 per banking day. Lacson, who chairs the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigating the...
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has taken another step in its fight against corruption, securing a fresh freeze order to seize assets connected to the government’s flood control scandal. In a statement, AMLC Executive Director Matthew M. David said that the order, issued Friday, Sept....
Noticing a "weak applause" for Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon during an event in Pampanga, President Marcos made another assurance to the public that the new DPWH chief can deliver amid the widespread flood control anomalies he was tasked to address. Marcos...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday, September 19 vowed to file legal charges against the personalities behind the flood control project controversy. Villanueva made the statement in light of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s refusal to clear him and Sen. Jinggoy Estrada over alleged budget...
Malacañang fired back at Vice President Sara Duterte 's suggestion to abduct Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co over his alleged involvement in flood control anomalies. In an interview on Thursday, Sept. 18, Duterte criticized President Marcos ' response to the anomalous flood control...
The country poured billions into flood control projects with no national master plan to guide them, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon admitted Friday, Sept. 19. He disclosed that during an initial internal investigation, contractors often could not produce...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should release a detailed list of ghost and substandard flood control projects to ensure full transparency and accountability, Sen. Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV said on Friday, September 19. As such, Aquino said the agency should include the names of...
CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City, Quezon – The Armed Forces Southern Luzon Command has demanded accountability in allegedly anomalous multi-billion-peso flood control projects. The command headed by Lt. Gen. Cerilo Balaoro Jr. reaffirmed their duty to protect communities and uphold the rule of law as an...
