Liam Demafelix
Reporting from the TSR newsroom.
Tatlong kawani ng Philippine Coast Guard, nasawi magnitude 6.9 quake sa Cebu
Nagpahayag ng pagluluksa ang Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sa pagkasawi ng tatlong tauhan nito matapos gumuho ang San Remegio Sports Complex sa San Remegio, Cebu, kasabay ng malakas na lindol, kagabi, September 30, 2025. Kinilala ang mga nasawi na sina Seaman Second Class Lawrence Palomo…
64 napaulat na patay, higit 100 sugatan sa lindol sa Cebu – PDRRMO
Umabot na sa 64 at posibleng dumami pa, ang bilang ng mga napapaulat na nasawi matapos ang magnitude 6.9 na lindol sa Cebu kagabi. Sa report ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office ng Cebu, pinakarami sa reported casualty ay sa Bogo City, ilang kilometro lang sa episentro ng…
Discaya family brought to Lacson’s office by son of Duterte’s former security chief
The Discaya family was brought to the office of then-senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson by Davao-based supporter Fred Villaroman, whose late father, PBGen Francisco Villaroman, once headed the security detail of former President Rodrigo Duterte during his time as mayor of Davao City.…
Ping Lacson: Blue Ribbon to invite Zaldy Co, Romualdez to flood control probe
Resigned Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez will be invited to the next Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on alleged corruption in anomalous flood control projects, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said Tuesday, September 30. Lacson…
Corruption doesn’t just empty coffers, it stains the dignity of honest success
You notice it now, don’t you? A certain awkwardness when someone posts a designer bag online or shares a photo from a long-saved-for trip abroad. Suddenly, a thought pops up: “Baka galing sa flood control ‘yan.” And just like that, what should’ve been a celebration of hard work is treated like a…
Magalong reveals why he resigned from independent commission probing flood control anomalies
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong has stepped down as Special Adviser and Investigator of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), the body tasked to probe alleged anomalies in billions, if not trillions, of pesos worth of government infrastructure projects. In a statement on…
Real estate market sees chilling effect from flood control scam
The luxury property market may soon feel the ripple effects of the flood control corruption scandal, as legitimate real estate investors grow wary of being associated with politicians allegedly using upscale condominium units as hiding places for billions in kickbacks. Economist and former Social…
‘Ramdam na’: Is the Philippine economy on the brink of decline?
The peso is weakening, prices are at risk of climbing, and jobs may soon be harder to find. As corruption scandals over multibillion-peso flood control projects spark widespread outrage, economist and former Social Welfare Undersecretary Prof. Emmanuel Leyco warns the Philippine economy could be…
DOJ greenlights case build-up v.s. Co, Escudero, Villanueva, Estrada, Revilla, 16 others
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday, September 26, that it will pursue case build-up against 21 individuals, including five current and former lawmakers, following a recommendation by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The move subjects those named to scrutiny by the…
Zaldy Co ‘apprehensive’ about returning to the Philippines
While he claims he has “every intention” of coming home, embattled Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co said he is “apprehensive” about returning to the Philippines. Co made the statement following the revocation of his travel clearance by Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III, citing safety…
Vince Dizon slaps show-cause order v.s. district engineer over ‘irregularities’ at Sunog Apog pumping station
Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has issued a show-cause order against the officer-in-charge of the North Manila District Engineering Office over alleged irregularities surrounding the ₱774-million Sunog Apog Pumping Station in Tondo, which has remained non-operational since its supposed…
Opong leaves 4 dead in Bicol, 6 missing in Eastern Visayas: OCD
At least four people died in the Bicol region while six others were reported missing in Eastern Visayas as Severe Tropical Storm Opong battered parts of the country, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Friday, September 26. OCD Bicol regional director Claudio Yucot confirmed that one…
Ayuda na naman! Marcos slashes P36-B flood control funds, but redirects them to dole-out programs
While the funds would not end up in flood control, it will go to dole-outs instead. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, September 26 announced that his administration has realigned ₱36 billion originally earmarked for flood control projects under the Department of Public Works and Highways…
Manila braces for impact of #OpongPH: Isko Moreno opens 26 evacuation sites, orders continuous declogging operations
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso on Friday morning, September 26, assured residents that the city remains on heightened alert as Severe Tropical Storm Opong moves across the country, with all response units on standby and continuous monitoring underway. In an interview with…
Solusyon kontra korupsyon: P500 at P1,000 bills iminungkahing alisin sa sirkulasyon
Hindi ito madaling mahahakot. Iminungkahi ni dating Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima na dapat i-phase out ang P500 at P1,000 bills upang mahirapan ang mga korap na opisyal na maglipat-lipat ng pera. Ayon kay Purisima, kung mas maliit ang denominations, at P200 na ang pinakamalaking pera, hindi…