Senator Alan Peter Cayetano 's bloc has seemingly abandoned the 18 ex-bodyguards who have been creating noise as bagmen under the flood control projects corruption scandal. Thus, said Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante in a statement Thursday, June 18, two days after the...
The Senate is considering filing legal charges against former congressman Mike Defensor for announcing a supposed Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on flood control anomalies online despite having no authority. Acting Senate President and Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian pointed to...
A so-called “Blue Ribbon Committee hearing,” announced only by former Congressman Mike Defensor, proceeded on Monday, June 16, even as no senator appeared to be present. No senator from the bloc of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano was present during the purported hearing. Senator Pia Cayetano, the...
The Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations or the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee said on Tuesday, June 16, that no hearing has been scheduled for June 16. In a statement signed by its chairman, Senator Erwin Tulfo, the panel clarified that the recent announcements...
Palawan 2nd district Rep. Jose "Pepito" Alvarez literally rushed to the Senate in Pasay City on Thursday, June 4 after his name was included in a list of government officials who allegedly received money luggages ("maleta") from the so-called 18 Marine-bagmen. The 81-year-old Alvarez sought to deny...
The Sandiganbayan’s Seventh Division on Tuesday afternoon, May 26, issued a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against Senator Rodante Marcoleta, former lawmaker Michael “Mike” Defensor, Aristotle Baluyut Viray, and Joseph Varias Espiritu. A PHDO is a court order that prohibits a...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has sought the issuance of Precautionary Hold Departure Orders (PHDOs) against Senator Rodante Marcoleta, former lawmaker Michael “Mike” Defensor, and two other individuals before the Sandiganbayan. A PHDO is a court order that prohibits a respondent facing a...
Former congressman Mike Defensor on Monday, May 25, said that the filing of charges against him will not deter him from publicly speaking against corruption. “Hindi ako hihinto magsalita sa korapsyon na nangyayari (I will not stop from speaking about the corruption that has been happening),”...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) assured on Monday, April 27, the released customers of the Chicago Family KTV in Pasig City are not yet off the hook despite being released during a raid of the establishment last week. “Individuals found on the premises who initially appear to have no...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director Melvin Matibag rejected claims that the raid conducted on a nightclub and a hotel in Pasig City was politically-motivated as the establishments are reportedly owned by the family of a former lawmaker who is vocal against the Marcos administration....
Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have rescued 54 women and arrested several suspects during an entrapment operation at a nightclub and hotel in Pasig City. In a statement Friday, April 24, the NBI said the raid targeted a suspected human trafficking network operating out of...
A newly-formed opposition coalition to the current administration is using the "unity" catchphrase that was made popular by President Marcos. Former House Speaker and Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez placed the spotlight on the so-called "RAGE Coalition" in a Facebook post on...
