Latest in Corruption AllegationsEven as the Department of Health (DOH) sinks deeper into a cycle of corruption allegations, a promotional video pushing Secretary Ted Herbosa as a future senator is quietly making the rounds among top DOH officials and government figures outside the agency. The one-minute, 25-second material…
House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Edgar “Egay” Erice on Wednesday, February 25 marked the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution with a call for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte to step down, invoking what he said was a crisis of leadership and…
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…
Senator Bam Aquino on Thursday, December 11, warned that many businesses are staying silent about alleged corruption in the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s Letter of Authority (LOA) system due to fears of retaliation. During the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the BIR’s LOA, Aquino said he…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, November 24, rejected former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co’s allegations linking him to ₱1-billion in supposed cash deliveries through a Forbes Park drop-off house, saying the claims amounted to nothing more than online fabrications. “Well, look at the…
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…
Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste said on Saturday, November 15, that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should be given no budget at all for 2026, arguing that corruption within the agency has become too entrenched to fix. During an interview on DZRH News program Special…
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…
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has revoked the travel clearance of Ako Bicol partylist Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co and directed him to return to the Philippines within ten days. In a formal letter dated September 18, Dy told Co that his travel clearance for a personal trip was “revoked…
Retired officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP), joined by civil society allies, have called on House Speaker Martin Romualdez to resign, amid public outrage on alleged corruption and misuse of billions of public funds. The appeal was also aired…
Flood control projects listed on the government’s Sumbong sa Pangulo website reveal a concentration of billions of pesos in districts controlled by members of the ruling Lakas party and its allies. This was revealed by IBON Foundation Executive Director Sonny Africa in an interview on DZRH News’…
The Korean Embassy in Manila has clarified that the suspension of a ₩700 billion civil engineering project is not connected to the Philippine government, stressing that the decision was made solely in response to concerns raised in Korean media. “The suspension of the feasibility study on the…
San Jose del Monte City Mayor Florida “Rida” Robes on Monday, September 8, categorically denied the allegations made by contractor Curlee Discaya linking her to supposed irregularities in flood control projects. Robes branded the claims as “false and absurd,” saying she has never received money or…
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