The possibility that the alleged security threat at the Senate may be linked to the 18 former bodyguards of ex-lawmaker Zaldy Co is "very alarming," Malacañang said. "Of course, very alarming, very concerning," Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said in a briefing...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. has filed cyber libel and libel complaints against the 18 ex-soldiers and their counsel, lawyer Levi Baligod over allegations that he received cash-filled luggages ("maleta") as payoffs under the flood control projects corruption scandal....
President Marcos has shrugged off allegations that he received suitcases of cash at his residence in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, with Malacañang saying on Monday, June 8, that the Chief Executive views the claims as baseless and untrue. In a press briefing, Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday, June 6, drew a clear line between the institution and the so-called “Maleta Boys” who refer to themselves as “Marines” or “ex-Marines” when they testified in a recent Senate hearing on the flood control controversy, saying it risks...
Malacañang believed that the 18 former marines, who claimed to have delivered kickbacks to President Marcos and other officials, were being used by people who wanted to bring the President and the government down. "Malamang (Most likely)!" Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary...
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...