Latest in corruption probeMembers of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee are scheduled to convene on Wednesday, February 4, to deliberate on the draft partial committee report regarding the flood control scandal. Senate President Pro Tempore and Blue Ribbon Panel Chairman Panfilo “Ping” Lacson stated that the discussion…
Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste thanked the Anti-Money Laundering Council and the Court of Appeals (CA) on Wednesday, January 7, following the issuance of a freeze order on bank accounts allegedly linked to Edwin Gardiola and members of his family. Leviste said the development…
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, December 9 announced that the Court of Appeals (CA) has issued a freeze order on the bank accounts and assets of Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, ACT-CIS Rep. Edvic “Eddie” Yap, Silverwolves Construction Corporation, and Skyward Aviation Corporation amid an…
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) President Atty. Domingo “Sonny” Reyes Jr. urged the public to resist fueling instability amid rising political tensions, saying a change in national leadership at this time “will not do our country any good.” His remark comes amid calls from Vice President…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday, November 13, he does not believe former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, his cousin, is among those who will soon face arrest in connection with the alleged anomalies involving billions—if not trillions—of pesos in flood control projects. Speaking at…
Senate President and Blue Ribbon Committee chairman Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Thursday, November 13, that there will be no testimony via Zoom for former Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co in the committee’s inquiry into alleged corruption behind anomalous flood control projects. Lacson, who recently…
Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco on Friday, October 17, urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to cancel the passport of former Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co, warning that inaction could test the patience of the public and erode trust in the ongoing investigations into anomalies in trillions worth of…
Former Senate President Franklin Drilon’s description of Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson’s resignation as a “King’s Gambit” lays bare a Senate entangled in its own power plays, where survival demands sacrifice. In chess, the King’s Gambit is a risky opening: the player sacrifices a pawn to protect…
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…
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…
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan 1st District Engineer Henry Alcantara was cited in contempt by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday, September 18, for allegedly lying in its ongoing investigation into ghost flood control projects. Alcantara, already dismissed…
Contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya was cited in contempt by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday, September 18, after allegedly lying about the absence of his wife, Sarah Discaya, from the panel’s hearing on flood control projects. Curlee initially told senators that Sarah could not…
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