Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Tuesday, Dec. 23, that due to security concerns, there will be no holiday furlough for contractor Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya II and three former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers detained at the Senate in connection...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said contractor spouses Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya are allegedly threatening their former employees who may testify against them and blackmailing lawmakers and seeking payment to avoid their inclusion in the so-called “ledger” of...
Following the arrest of contractor Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya in connection with the alleged P96.5-million ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental, Mayor Vico Sotto reminded the public not to fall for propaganda portraying the Discaya couple as merely “small fish” or just...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta believes that the death of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral could have legal implications on the ongoing controversy surrounding flood control projects. Speaking in an interview on Net 25, Marcoleta said that, from...
CEBU CITY — There will be no special treatment that will be given to contractor Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya, who was committed to a detention facility in Lapu-Lapu City along with eight other individuals accused of being involved in a multi-million anomalous flood control project. “That 's...
The death of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral in Tuba, Benguet is now under investigation by the Philippine National Police (PNP). Acting PNP Chief, Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., said the Criminal Investigation and Detection...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) called on all co-accused of contractor Sarah Discaya in the alleged ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental to surrender and avoid the risks of evading law enforcement. Acting PNP Chief, Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., said police...
BAGUIO CITY – Police are thoroughly investigating the death of former Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral. Cabral was found dead at around 8 p.m. on a 30-meter-deep ravine on Bued River in Sitio Maramal, Barangay Camp 4, Kennon Road, Tuba, Benguet, on...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral allegedly fell to her death on the Bued River along Kennon Road in Tuba town, Benguet province on Thursday, Dec. 18. Cabral, who was linked to the flood control project scandal, was last seen alive on Thursday...
President Marcos announced that warrants of arrest against Sarah Discaya and nine others have been issued by the court over the ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental. "Ipapa-abot ko po sa inyo na ang P96.5 million ng ghost flood project sa Davao Occidental, naglabas na ng warrant of...
Several parts of the Philippines will continue to experience rainy and cloudy conditions as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the northeast monsoon (amihan), and prevailing easterlies affect different regions, raising the risk of flash floods and landslides in vulnerable areas. In its...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso assured Manileños of flood mitigation efforts in the city with the repair of the derelict Sunog Apog Pumping Station now in full swing. Domagoso issued the statement on Tuesday, Dec. 16, following his inspection of the facility together with Public...
