Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon denied authenticating the so-called Cabral files circulating online and refuted claims that he authorized their release, saying he has not even seen the documents now being linked to former undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday, Dec. 23, turned over computers and documents from the office of the late former Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral to the Office of the Ombudsman for forensic review amid an ongoing probe. DPWH undersecretaries Nicasio Conti, Arthur...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will promptly submit all documents, files, and data storage devices related to the late former undersecretary Maria Catalina E. Cabral to the Office of the Ombudsman. The records are set to be turned over immediately and in proper form following a...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said he will fully cooperate in the investigation over technical malversation, plunder, and grave misconduct complaints filed against him at the Office of the Ombudsman. Save the Philippines Coalition has filed the complaints against Recto and former Philippine...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) are set to submit cases to the Office of the Ombudsman by January 2026 over Cebu flood control projects blamed for the severe flooding during Typhoon Tino. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon...
Vice President Sara Duterte urged on Filipinos to be discerning amid what she calls are attempts to cover up the rampant corruption in government. “Hinihikayat ko ang ating mga kababayan na maging mapanuri at huwag basta magpapadala sa mga paninira (I urge my countrymen to be vigilant and don’t...
The camp of former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Wednesday, Dec. 3, claimed that he was never given the chance to explain or defend himself before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). His official spokesperson, Atty. Maria Carissa C. Guinto, stated that Revilla has not...
TACLOBAN CITY - The Office of the Ombudsman has suspended Borongan City Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda for 90 days from Nov. 25, 2025 to Feb. 25, 2026. He was suspended for a complaint in 2019 finding him guilty of violating Republic Act 6713 (Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon dared former Ako-Bicol Party-list representative Zaldy Co to return to the Philippines and face allegations linking him to ghost and substandard flood control projects. The statement came after the DPWH and the Independent...
Amid persistent criticism that the Office of the Ombudsman’s probe was all talk, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Saturday, Nov. 22, that the arrest orders for resigned congressman Zaldy Co and 17 others were proof that those doubts were misplaced. Lacson had this...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta pressed anew Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla regarding statements suggesting that it was acceptable to “bend the law” so long as it was not broken. During the Senate’s plenary deliberations on the proposed 2026 budget of the Office of the Ombudsman on Friday, Nov....
Akbayan Partylist gained access to Vice President Sara Duterte’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), which showed that she has a net worth of P88,512,370.22, up by P16.8 million from when she first became vice president. The partylist publicized Duterte’s SALN on Wednesday,...
