Maj. Gen. Vicente MAP Blanco III, commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC), on Wednesday, Feb. 25, condemned the actions of retired Marines who allegedly acted as “bagmen” in the supposed delivery of P805 billion worth of kickbacks from flood control programs to top government officials,...
There is no truth to claims that President Marcos had direct knowledge of the kickback scheme in the country 's flood control projects, Malacañang said. The allegations, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said, are no longer new, especially from people who...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) suspended t hree officials from Pampanga’s 2nd District Engineering Office following reports of alleged wrongdoing in government-funded projects. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the officials were accused of demanding commissions of up to...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara on Friday, November 14, firmly denied allegations linking him to an alleged infrastructure kickback scheme, saying he has “never been involved in corruption” throughout his more than two decades in public service. “We reject any...