Malacañang announced two of the three members forming the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), a body created to investigate alleged corruption, irregularities, and misuse of funds in government flood control and other infrastructure projects over the past decade. In a press briefing...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co was surprised and dismayed after Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong mentioned his name in controversial flood control projects despite not citing any specific wrongdoing. “I was surprised to hear Mayor Benjamin Magalong mention my name...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here is awaiting the House invitation to appear before the investigation over allegedly anomalous flood control projects. “If it’s a war, we should go to the ground or battlefield, because that’s where the war is in the House, it’s not good if we go...
Malacañang said President Marcos wants the independent commission tasked to investigate anomalies at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to have subpoena power. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Thursday, Sept. 4. that Marcos wants the...
President Marcos refused to talk about the ongoing formation of an independent commission tasked to investigate anomalies at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) until it is actually done. Marcos neither confirmed, nor denied whether or not Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong will be...
"Baguio is one of the few places in the country that has remained steadfast against corruption, it is a treasure that we must preserve at all costs. Youth participation and community unity are very important.” This was the statement of Mayor Benjamin Magalong in his State-of-the-City Address...
All government officials—ally or not—will be included in the investigation and will face charges over the anomalous flood-control projects in the country. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro made an assurance on Wednesday, Aug. 27, that President Marcos is bent...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong maintained that his advocacy against corruption will continue, especially in government infrastructure projects involving several politicians and personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Magalong’s exposure of government corruption...
President Marcos has already laid out the system in the investigation of corruption-ridden flood-control projects, thus he no longer needs to designate someone to lead it. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this on Thursday, Aug. 14, as a response to Baguio...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong supports Senate President Chiz Escudero’s plan to file a bill that would prohibit relatives of public officials up to the fourth degree from entering into government contracts. Escudero proposed the law to eliminate the conflict of interest that persists in...
A newly-built rock shed in Tuba, Benguet, collapsed due to tropical cyclone ‘’Emong." Baguio City Mayor and Baguio-La Trinidad-Itogon-Sablan Tuba-Tublay chairman Benjamin Magalong visited and lamented the condition of the infrastructure in Millsite, Camp 4, Kennon Road. The Department of...
On July 11, 2025, the State of the Philippine Environment Forum brought together students, advocates, diplomats, and members of the media at the University of the Philippines College of Engineering Theater. The forum unpacked the realities facing our ecosystems—from our forests and watersheds to...