Liam Demafelix
Reporting from the TSR newsroom.
Ex-DOE chief Alfonso Cusi, other energy officials indicted for graft over Malampaya deal
The Office of the Ombudsman has indicted former Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and several Department of Energy (DOE) officials for graft in connection with the controversial transfer of shares in the Malampaya natural gas project in 2019. The indictment centers on their approval of a $565-million…
Posisyon ng PNP spokesperson pinag-aaralang buwagin; Nartatez ipatutupad ang NAPOLCOM reshuffle order
Hindi na magiging spokesperson ng Philippine National Police (PNP) si Police Brigadier General Jean Fajardo. Ayon kay PNP Officer-in-Charge, Police Lieutenant General Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr., pinag-aaralan niya ang paglusaw sa posisyon ng PNP Spokesperson dahil mayroon namang Public…
DPWH a ‘big criminal syndicate’: Ping Lacson
A “big criminal syndicate.” That is how Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson branded the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), blasting its flood control projects as fully funded yet unfinished, a claim that echoed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s own anger upon seeing the real state…
Marcos names Deputy Ombudsman Dante Vargas as Acting Ombudsman
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Dante F. Vargas as the Acting Ombudsman, a Palace source has confirmed to The Situation Report. Vargas was appointed by former President Rodrigo Duterte as Deputy Ombudsman in March 2022. Prior to his work in the…
Manila’s second-biggest flood control contractor faces criminal charges
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso has ordered the filing of criminal charges against Jelsie Construction and Supply, Inc., the city’s second-largest flood control contractor, for the “illegal” demolition of the Rizal Avenue Sports Athletics Complex (RASAC) covered court in Sta.…
Isko Moreno prepares ahead of Navotas landfill closure, seeks to avert potential sanitation crisis
The City of Manila is bracing for disruptions in garbage disposal as the Navotas Sanitary Landfill (NSLF) permanently closes on August 26, with Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso announcing contingency plans to avert a sanitation crisis. In an urgent Facebook Live broadcast on Tuesday morning…
Nartatez in, Torre out: PNP chief sacked after row over deputy
Outgoing Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Nicolas Torre III acted “beyond his authority” when he unilaterally relieved his then second-in-command, former PNP Deputy Chief for Administration and now incoming PNP chief Lieutenant General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. This was the…
PAGASA warns of flash floods, landslides as LPA, monsoon bring rains nationwide
The Philippines’ state weather bureau warned Tuesday, August 26, of possible flash floods and landslides across large parts of the country due to the low pressure area (LPA) off Camarines Norte and the southwest monsoon. In its 24-hour public weather forecast issued 4 a.m., PAGASA said the LPA was…
Magalong accompanies Marcos in probe of ‘useless’ Benguet projects
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Sunday, August 24, inspected what he described as “useless” public works projects in Benguet province, joined by Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong and Tuba Mayor Clarita Sal-ongan. Marcos said his visit to the PhP264 million rock shed project and the PhP114…
‘Good start, but we need more’: Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto presses for more details on DPWH projects
While he welcomed the launch of SumbongSaPangulo.ph website, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto pressed for greater transparency on the details surrounding the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) flood control projects. In a statement on Sunday evening, August 24, Sotto said the information…
Quezon City backs Marcos directive, says LGU coordination vital for national infrastructure projects
The Quezon City government on Monday, August 25 welcomed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s directive requiring all national agencies to secure permits from local government units (LGUs) before implementing infrastructure projects, saying such coordination is essential to avoid risks and…
What the City of Manila could look like if water levels rise by two meters
The City of Manila will be under water should sea levels rise by two meters, and if society fails to act quickly to mitigate the impact of climate change. Vast portions of the capital, already prone to flooding, could disappear beneath the waves along with other coastal and low-lying communities…
Teodoro vows PH will never give up West Philippine Sea even as China sends more ships to disputed waters
The Philippines will never surrender its position in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite reports of increased Chinese presence, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Monday, August 25, warning that any policy shift would be to the “great detriment of our national interest.” He said the…
Alex Eala ‘only getting started’ after historic US Open victory
Tennis star Alex Eala made history at the 2025 US Open, becoming the first Filipino to win a singles match at a Grand Slam tournament in the Open era — a feat that even President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said marks “only the beginning” of her journey. “She’s only getting started!…
Ping Lacson hails Leandro Leviste for rejecting ₱360M bribe, leading entrapment vs. DPWH engineer
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson praised Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste for rejecting an alleged ₱360-million bribe from a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineer and for helping stage an entrapment operation that resulted in the official’s arrest. “My…