Latest in budget insertionsThe Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday formally filed criminal information before the Sandiganbayan against Senator Jinggoy Estrada for plunder—a non-bailable offense—under Republic Act No. 7080 and violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act under Republic Act No. 3019.…
The Office of the Ombudsman is preparing what it describes as the “grandest case of all” against former Speaker Martin Romualdez—an unprecedented conspiracy to defraud the treasury through the national budget, which Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said would be the first case of its kind…
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Tuesday confirmed that approximately nine to ten senators are currently under investigation by his office, with at least three to four more set to face charges beyond those already publicly announced against Senator Jinggoy Estrada, Senator Joel…
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, January 11, invoked the adage that “people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones” as he flagged ₱2.5 billion in allocables linked to Imee Marcos in the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP), while questioning her criticism…
House Minority Leader and Caloocan City 2nd District Rep. Edgar Erice on Friday, December 26, said the resignation of Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) Commissioner Rossana Fajardo confirms that the body created to probe corruption in public works has failed. In a text message to The…
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he will refuse to sign the bicameral conference committee report on the 2026 national budget unless provisions granting a massive increase for the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) and billions for…
House Minority Leader and Caloocan City 2nd District Rep. Edgar “Egay” Erice said he suspects that allies of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. used public funds to incentivize politicians to oppose Vice President Sara Duterte, framing the claim as his personal assessment during a DZRH News…
Former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co alleged that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. instructed Undersecretary Jojo Cadiz to act as the lone courier for cash deliveries, directing him to bring money to 30 Tamarind Street, South Forbes Park, which he described as a drop-off site for funds intended for the…
Former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co has alleged that he and his aides personally delivered large sums of cash to the residences of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, saying his staff kept records of the drop-offs in North Forbes Park, South Forbes Park…
Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar “Egay” Erice on Saturday, October 18, called on President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to fire Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, saying her department failed to prevent what he described as “unprecedented diversions and insertions” amounting to ₱1.45 trillion over…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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