Malacañang said President Marcos will not interfere with any investigation involving his cousin, former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, over his alleged link to the flood control mess. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the President did not react to reports...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Authorities continue to look for two children aged 11 and seven missing in a flash flood in Barangay Mapagong here on Sunday. Mayor Ross Rizal said that nine houses were totally damaged, 25 were partially damaged, and 46 families or 190 individuals were affected and...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is now conducting a verification on the allegations of ghost flood control projects in Taguig City, specifically between 2022 to 2025. Taguig City is a known political bailiwick of the Cayetanos and the allegation came amid the escalating word war...
Staring at possible plunder charges in the face, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez is neither fazed nor frazzled with confronting the flood control project mess allegations that have been stuck to his name for months now. "Nakahanda si former Speaker Romualdez na harapin ang proseso (Former...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Two children drowned and six houses were destroyed in a flash flood on a river triggered by heavy rain on Sunday afternoon, July 19, in Barangay Mapagong here. Authorities said the victims were aged 11 and seven. Three persons were rescued – Regine, Jared Benites, and...
Senator Erwin Tulfo is bent on investigating "new names" once the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee resumes its probe on the flood control projects corruption scandal. According to Tulfo, committee chairman, the Blue Ribbon panel will continue the investigation on the flood control mess as soon as it...
The recent political realignment in the Senate has fueled online speculation that the Office of the Ombudsman’s (OMB) investigation into alleged flood-control irregularities involving Senators Joel Villanueva and Francis “Chiz” Escudero has been sidelined. The speculation came after the two...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Saturday, July 18, that the government 's efforts to curb corruption involving anomalous flood control projects remain "wanting" one year after President Marcos 's signature "Mahiya naman kayo" remark during his 2025 State of the Nation Address...
The camp of Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada on Tuesday, July 14, opposed the prosecution’s motion to exclude former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan from the graft case pending before the Sandiganbayan Second Division. Earlier, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin...
DAVAO CITY – The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Glan in Sarangani has acknowledged that preemptive evacuation on July 10 saved the lives of residents in Barangay Mudan and Padidu from a flash flood on July 11. MDRRMO Assistant Operations chief Daniel Nocos said in a...
DAVAO CITY – Responders are still searching for 11 persons who are still missing three days since a landslide and massive flooding hit three provinces in Mindanao. The number of affected persons in the massive flooding in different parts of the Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has now...
As extreme weather becomes more regular in the Philippines, flood management has become one of the defining challenges of urban development. In this context, conversations around resilience must move beyond emergency response and towards a more fundamental question: how can urban spaces be planned...
