The government is ready should there be a need to imprison those involved in the flood control anomalies, Malacañang said. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Monday, Oct. 20, that the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) is prepared to...
Malacañang has assured the country’s top business organizations that the government’s anti-corruption campaign is being pursued with urgency and depth through the ongoing work of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). In her press briefing, Presidential Communications Office...
Malacañang clarified that the visit of acting Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy Michael Kelleher to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) was a mere courtesy call. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the US ranking diplomat and the ICI...
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro denounced Vice President Sara Duterte’s remarks questioning the independence of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), calling them baseless and an insult to the experts leading the anti-corruption probe....
Vice President Sara Duterte believes that the creation of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) tasked to investigate the various anomalous infrastructure projects in the country was merely a way for President Marcos to control the narrative and legitimize the commission’s report...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) rejected the allegations by Navotas City Rep. Toby Tiangco that it is lawyering for resigned Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Elizaldy Co by not cancelling his passport amid the lawmaker’s involvement in the multi-billion-peso flood control corruption scandal. In a...
Although Vice President Sara Duterte maintained that she had never handled flood control projects in her position, she claimed that she could be implicated because of her last name. Speaking to reporters during the Pandesal Forum in Quezon City on Thursday, Oct. 16, the Vice President said she is...
Vice President Sara Duterte is wondering why President Marcos is so sure that the flood control corruption scandal won’t reach the Office of the President, hinting that it might be because everything has been scripted from the start. “Sa ganitong ongoing pa yung investigation kuno at inquiry...
The majority of Filipinos believe there is collusion among government officials and private contractors in the misuse of funds for flood control projects, Pulse Asia said in a survey released on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The latest “Ulat ng Bayan” national survey was conducted from Sept. 27 to 30...
Malacañang has appealed to the people to calm down amid growing public demand for accountability over issues of graft and corruption. "Kalma lang (Calm down)," Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Tuesday, Oct. 14, assuring the public that investigations on...
Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro once again clarified that Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong "voluntarily" resigned as special adviser of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). Hoping to put an end to the issue concerning Magalong 's exit...
Malacañang said the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) may also look into other questionable infrastructure projects flagged by Congress, once supporting documents are submitted. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after separate congressional actions raised questions...
