Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano questioned why the City of Taguig is now the main focus of the alleged ghost flood control projects probe. In a Facebook live on July 19, Cayetano said he is baffled why his political bailiwick is being singled out after Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Monday, July 20 that disgraced former Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano is clearly using “squid tactics” to distract the public from the corruption issues hounding him. But such schemes may not save him from the “logical conclusion” that awaits...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) urged Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano to present pieces of evidence that would clear things up on the allegations of irregularities in the construction of sports complex at the New Clark City in Tarlac. For the NBI, this is the better and logical choice instead...
The recent political realignment in the Senate has fueled online speculation that the Office of the Ombudsman’s (OMB) investigation into alleged flood-control irregularities involving Senators Joel Villanueva and Francis “Chiz” Escudero has been sidelined. The speculation came after the two...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV on Friday, July 17 said the Senate Committee on Basic Education, which he chairs, will investigate the implementation of the P67-billion classroom construction program under the 2026 national budget to determine its status. Aquino made the commitment after...
The Muntinlupa police defended the city government against accusations that it did not help in the investigation of the case of a jeepney driver who was shot and killed last month. The victim was identified as Michael Ferrer, a jeepney driver who was killed in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa, on...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has sought a Senate inquiry into the continuing increase in electricity rates and the “bill shock” that consumers experience due to unexplained charges, alleged irregularities in meter readings and the system losses that law-abiding customers are forced to...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has relieved a police officer caught in a viral video allegedly mishandling a June 30 confrontation between a motorcycle rider and Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) rally participants along EDSA near the People Power Monument. QCPD director Police Brig. Gen. Randy...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Thursday, July 2 that she believes intervention programs for children in conflict with the law (CICL) carry more weight than any proposals that seek to lower the age of criminal liability. Nevertheless, Hontiveros said she is prepared to sit down and listen to the...
Senators on Wednesday, July 1 pushed for more interventions on online gaming platforms in light of the horrific Tacloban school shooting incident where three students died and several others were injured. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said there should be stronger interventions to protect...
The mother of Joyancee Badoria Separa on Wednesday, July 1 appealed to authorities to ensure that the suspects in the Tacloban school shooting would be put in a separate detention facility. Jennelyn Badoria, mother of one of the victims who died during the shooting incident after she was shot by...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 30 clarified that she never recommended banning Gorebox and other supposedly violent online games following the tragic shooting at a national high school in Tacloban City. Hontiveros, in a Facebook post, explained that the Senate Committee on Women,...
