TACLOBAN CITY — Northern Samar Rep. Edwin Ongchuan has called for the return of the Tourism Road Infrastructure Program implementation to the Department of Tourism due to the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) alleged inefficiency and corruption in infrastructure projects....
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte urged Filipinos on Monday, Sept. 15, to demand transparency in Department of Public Works and Highways projects. Duterte said that genuine accountability should not be left to a “few” or lawmakers he accused of grandstanding. “If we...
BACOLOD CITY – Bacolod City Rep. Albee Benitez has called for a leadership overhaul in the House of Representatives over deepening public distrust over controversial flood control projects. Speaking to reporters over the weekend, Benitez pointed to fellow lawmaker Rep. Toby Tiangco’s decision...
Rep. Julienne “Jam Jam” Baronda of the lone district of Iloilo City is seeking to reclassify the shoreline in two districts used for decades as commercial spaces and residential areas by informal settlers. Baronda filed House Bill No. 4298 to repeal Republic Act No. 4767 or the 1966 law that...
Bacolod City Rep. Albee Benitez provided P2.3 million in financial assistance to more than 200 families affected by a fire in Barangay 27 on Friday, Sept. 12. Benitez on Saturday, Sept. 13, turned over P10,000 each for 217 affected families, P5,000 for 26 renters, and P3,000 for 13 sharers....
DAVAO CITY – Davao City second district Rep. Omar Vincent Duterte called on Filipinos on Thursday, Sept. 11, to stand up for their rights and hold government officials accountable while defending the Duterte family against what he described as long standing political attacks. In The Hague, where...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Oriental third district Rep. Janice Degamo vowed to continue fighting for justice after a Manila court granted the bail petition of former Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. in one of his murder cases. “I will never stop fighting to make sure that justice is served no matter how long...
ILOILO CITY – Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. of Uswag Ilonggo party-list has denied name-dropping House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Rep. Zaldy Co of Ako Bikol party-list to collect alleged kickbacks in flood control projects. “I have never invoked the names of Speaker Martin G. Romualdez and...
Former Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas and his daughter, neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas, have disowned Uswag Ilonggo party-list following the alleged involvement of Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. in flood control kickbacks. Jerry was the first to issue a statement that distanced himself from Uswag...
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...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte called on government officials on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to be transparent about alleged ghost flood control projects, warning that taxpayers across the country deserve accountability for every peso spent. “We, Davaoeños, are taxpayers,...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 9, slammed the House infrastructure committee for diverting their investigation on anomalous flood control projects to the P51-billion infrastructure allocation for his district during the term of his father former...
