ILOILO CITY —The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) clarified there are no ghost and defective flood control projects in southern Iloilo province. The DPWH-Iloilo 1st District Engineering Office (DEO) reiterated this to the Iloilo Provincial Board in compliance with the legislative...
The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) threw its full support for and trust on President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his administration amid destabilization concerns and corruption allegations. "The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) reiterates its full support for the...
If the claims of resigned lawmaker Zaldy Co over the massive flood control anomalies are true, he should return home and testify, a Palace official said, adding that the government would offer him protection. "Kung 'yan naman po ay may katotohanan at mayroon siyang mga ebidensya, maliban sa...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, November 18, confirmed that Undersecretary Trygve Olaivar has formally submitted his resignation to Malacañang, months after taking a voluntary leave of absence amid allegations linking him to irregularities in flood control projects. The...
The Philippine Navy (PN) on Tuesday, Nov. 18, firmly rejected claims that retired Marine Sergeant Orly Regala Guteza, who claimed to have delivered suitcases filled with cash to former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and resigned Ako Bicol Partylist Representative Zaldy Co during a Senate...
CEBU CITY – Some government officials and contractors in Cebu province may face charges over flawed flood control projects. Flood control structures built with serious lapses in planning and implementation were discovered when officials of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI)...
Malacañang affirmed that no one, including President Marcos, is exempted from the investigation of the massive flood control anomalies. The statement of Marcos, saying that no one is immune to the investigation of the massive flood control corruption, also applies to him, the Malacañang said. "Of...
The Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) is considering crafting a river basin master plan by next year, Senate Finance Committee chairman Sherwin Gatchalian said on Monday, November 17. Gatchalian, who sponsored the budget of the DEPDev during the deliberations on the proposed...
Malacañang shrugged off calls for President Marcos to resign amid allegations of corruption linked to ongoing flood control anomalies, stressing that a change in leadership could halt the investigations. In a statement on Sunday, Nov. 16, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday, November 16 he didn’t find it strange to see the stock market plunge to a new five-year low following the allegations made by former lawmaker Zaldy Co against President “Bongbong” Marcos. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance said...
General Romeo Brawner Jr., chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), called on the leadership of the religious group Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) to police their own ranks and ensure the safety and discipline of their members during the religious group’s planned rally in Metro...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co’s video statement is nothing but just “a story.” “As of now, it has no probative value because it was not done under oath,” said Lacson, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee...