By now, any Filipino who doesn’t feel the disgust and rage over how these public officials and private contractors have seized the nation’s financial resources and lived lavishly at the expense of the unassuming Juan dela Cruz, must be out of their mind or complicit with these despicable...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson on Friday, September 26, said that a full record check and background investigation (RCBI) on "surprise witness" Orly Regala Guteza is needed due to the gravity of his testimony during Thursday 's Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing....
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Usec. Roberto Bernardo believes almost all project biddings are rigged. Bernardo said this during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing investigating the anomalous flood control projects in the country on Thursday, Sept. 25. He was asked by...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara assured the public that the agency remains committed to integrity and quality education, even as Undersecretary Trygve L. Olaivar took a voluntary leave of absence after being linked to alleged irregularities in flood control projects. In a...
An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) has been named as one of the alleged recipients of kickbacks from government flood control projects. Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Roberto Bernardo identified the official as DepEd undersecretary Trygve...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Thursday, September 25, announced that Undersecretary Trygve L. Olaivar, who was linked to alleged irregularities in flood control projects, has requested a voluntary leave of absence from his post. “Usec. Olaivar has informed me he will...
A former security consultant of Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co has named former Hosue Speaker Martin Romualdez as one of the lawmakers whom he said is allegedly involved in the anomalous flood control project scandal. Orly Guteza, Co’s security aide, said that as part of his job, he...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday, September 25 denied he is involved in any ghost or anomalies in the government’s flood control projects as alleged by a former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary. This, after former DPWH undersecretary Roberto Bernardo...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary for Operations Roberto Bernardo on Thursday, Sept. 25, dropped an explosive affidavit detailing the systemic corruption in various projects and naming several legislators, department officials, and political personalities...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Wednesday, Sept. 24, clarified his earlier statement that the government must sometimes “bend the law to please the people,” stressing that he never meant to encourage violating the law. In a chance interview, Tulfo explained that this remark referred to exercising...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Wednesday, Sept. 24, that Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) chief Manuel Bonoan is either in cahoots when it comes to the agency 's anomalous activities or he 's just incompetent. Lacson said this in response...
There is a so-called “leadership fund” in the National Expenditure Program (NEP) which is included in the preparation of the government’s annual national budget. Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) chief Manuel Bonoan disclosed this at the continuation of the Senate Blue...
