Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson clarified that more than P79-billion has likely been lost to ghost flood control projects dating back to 2016, not counting substandard ones. Lacson said that the initial figure of P180-B was an “extrapolation.” Lacson said this was based on...
Former Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday, Dec. 3 addressed the recommendation by the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to refer her for further investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman, asserting that the move confirms the allegations against her are unfounded. “The ICI’s...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Wednesday, Dec. 3, that more than P180 billion has likely been lost to ghost flood control projects dating back to 2016, not counting substandard ones. Lacson said he and Senate finance committee chairman Sherwin Gatchalian arrived at this...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Monday, November 24 that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is ready to release a partial report on its investigation on the anomalous government flood control projects. “We will file a partial committee report, based on the...
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...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, on Saturday, Nov. 15, reminded the public to be cautious in assessing statements circulating online and from various personalities, as he emphasized the standard of “zero accountability, zero credibility". Sotto gave this response to Usapang Senado...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said Saturday, Nov. 15 that former lawmaker Zaldy Co 's recent claims on social media will have to be properly authenticated--that is, made under oath or affirmed in the Philippine consulate of the country where he is now staying--for it to...
The camp of Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero reiterated on Friday, November 14 that the latest allegations being hurled against the lawmaker are nothing new. Escudero’s legal counsel, Ramon Esguerra, noted that the testimony of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)...
The camp of former Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. denied on Friday, Nov. 14, all allegations thrown against him by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Usec. Roberto Bernardo regarding the flood control kickback scheme. "These are outright fabrications intended to malign his...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Friday, November 14 that the medical records provided by former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee are “outdated.” Gatchalian pointed this out to the senators at the continuation of the blue ribbon panel’s investigation...
Contractor Pacifico Curlee Discaya named several lawmakers and former government officials in the ledger they retrieved, which allegedly contains kickback records. Curlee, along with his wife, Sarah Discaya, was allowed to go out in the middle of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Friday,...
Former Senator Grace Poe denied on Friday, Nov. 14, any involvement in corruption after she was implicated during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing by a retired Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official. During the panel 's hearing, Poe was among the new names floated by...
