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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…
May pera sa basura? Ex-security aide details how kickbacks are delivered to Martin Romualdez, Zaldy Co
The ex-security aide of Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co testified before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee that he personally delivered suitcases filled with cash to the houses of Co and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. During the committee’s hearing on Thursday, September 25, Orly Guteza told…
Ex-DPWH exec Roberto Bernardo implicates Escudero, Binay, Revilla, Co, DepEd Usec in alleged scam in flood control projects
Former Public Works undersecretary Roberto Bernardo on Thursday, September 25, alleged that Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, former senators Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Nancy Binay, Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co and Education Undersecretary Trygve Olaivar received kickbacks tied to flood control and…
Signal No. 3 or 4 may be hoisted over Metro Manila due to ‘Opong’: PAGASA
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has warned that Tropical Storm “Opong” is likely to strengthen into a typhoon within 48 hours and bring severe weather conditions to Metro Manila and Southern Luzon. In a press conference on Wednesday…
Zaldy Co has four days left to return to PH
Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co has only four days left to comply with House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III’s order revoking his travel clearance and directing him to return to the Philippines. Dy earlier gave Co 10 days to come home, citing the “paramount interest of the public” and “pressing…
Watch technician protecting shop fatally stabs teen during September 21 riots
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso on Wednesday morning, September 24, presented to the public the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy during the September 21 riots in the city. The incident occured at the intersection of C.M. Recto Avenue and Quezon Boulevard, where…
‘Lahat may porsyentuhan’: Brice Hernandez admits all projects in his district were substandard, none spared from kickbacks
No infrastructure project under their watch was spared from kickbacks — whether it was a classroom, flood control project, or a highway. This was the admission of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan 1st District assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez during a Senate…
₱1.45 trillion in insertions, diversions: Executive branch allowed Congress to hijack Marcos’ budget for the last 3 years, says Erice
Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar “Egay” Erice blasted the Executive branch for allowing Congress to derail President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fiscal priorities by diverting or altering some ₱1.45 trillion in the Chief Executive’s budget proposals for 2023, 2024 and 2025. In an interview on DZRH…
Executive branch put Marcos’ legacy at risk for allowing massive budget insertions: Erice
Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar “Egay” Erice said the Executive Department should share the blame with Congress for allowing billions of pesos in questionable budget insertions to persist in recent years, warning that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s legacy is now at stake. In an interview on…
Isko Moreno says Manila ready with medical aid, water, and facilities as mass protests begin
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso said the city government has prepared a full range of support services for residents and participants of the mass protests across the capital on Sunday, September 21, stressing that the local government’s role is to safeguard health, order, and…
Yorme Isko talks to the troops: Serve the people, protect public welfare
At 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 21, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso addressed city government workers ahead of their deployment to 14 protest sites across the capital, reminding them that their mission is to serve the public. The deployment covers 300 personnel from the…
Government employees may join mass protests on September 21: CSC
As nationwide protests against corruption draw near, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded public servants that while they enjoy constitutional rights like any other citizen, they must exercise them responsibly to protect the integrity of the government service. In an interview on DZRH News’…