President Marcos has urged remaining individuals with warrants of arrest over flood control anomalies, including resigned lawmaker Zaldy Co, to surrender as he announced Monday, Nov. 24, that seven were already under custody. In a video message, Marcos reported that out of the 16 individuals with...
Spending on hard infrastructure fell by almost a third in the third quarter, simultaneously missing the government’s target to ramp up disbursements for the period, as public spending faced tighter scrutiny in the aftermath of the flood-control scandal. Data from the Department of Budget and...
Vice President Sara Duterte said on Sunday, Nov. 23, that the Marcos administration’s sincerity to go after those involved in the flood control corruption scandal, which allegedly includes his cousin—former speaker Martin Romualdez—will be tested as the government starts to file charges....
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...
Several youth groups and student organizations staged a lightning protest at the Mendiola Peace Arch in Manila on Friday, Nov. 21, urging President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte, and all public officials involved in rampant corruption to resign and be held accountable...
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will now turn over all evidence they have gathered on alleged flood control anomalies to the Office of the Ombudsman, President Marcos announced. In a video message uploaded to his social...
Malacañang said there is no internal investigation in the Cabinet over the flood control anomalies after some of its members resigned while some are being linked to the massive infrastructure corruption. Palace Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said there is no...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV on Thursday, November 20 urged former congressman Zaldy Co to return to the Philippines and formally place his allegations against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. under oath. Aquino said the former lawmaker should reveal all that he knows about the...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Wednesday, November 19, brushed off calls for his resignation amid allegations linking him to an alleged flood control controversy, saying the claims circulating so far are baseless and unsupported by facts. In an ambush interview at the...
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...
