Malacañang has urged Filipinos not to allow themselves to be used in exchange for money to fabricate allegations, warning that innocent people could be harmed as the controversy involving the so-called “Maleta Boys” continued to unfold. In a video statement on Friday evening, Aug. 7,...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla 's allegation that Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez had a hand in the recantation of some members of the so-called 18 "maleta boys" displayed the former 's "extreme prejudice". Thus, said Romualdez in a short statement on Friday afternoon,...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Friday, Aug. 7, urged authorities to investigate not only the conflicting statements of the so-called “Maleta Boys” but also the individuals who may be behind the allegations and the confusion surrounding them. Lacson made the call after four of the 18 men...
Sen. Erwin Tulfo said on Friday, Aug. 7, that he expected four of the so-called “maleta boys” to recant their earlier testimonies alleging that they delivered luggage containing flood control kickbacks to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. “I don...
Former senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV filed on Thursday, June 25, a cyber libel case against Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Rodante Marcoleta in connection with the June 4 hearing when he was accused of receiving suitcases containing money. The case was filed before the Department of Justice...
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Tuesday, June 16 vowed to hold the former bodyguards of ex-congressman Zaldy Co accountable for linking him and members of his family to the flood control scam. This, after the 18 ex-bagmen of Co accused the senator during a press conference led by former...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Sunday, June 14 that whoever is behind the possible destabilization plot involving the 18 former soldiers cannot undermine the professionalism in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). Lacson noted that they...
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...
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...
