Latest in kickbacksThe 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.…
Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste on Friday questioned the appointment of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Arrey Perez to a key procurement role, citing what he described as a “questionable history” in bidding and procurement during Perez’s time at the Bases…
Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste warned that approving the 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) without lowering project costs by 25 percent would be tantamount to endorsing the entrenched system of kickbacks that has long plagued the agency. “Kung papayagan…
If it were your own money, would you knowingly spend it on overpriced projects? This was the question that Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste sought to answer as he announced plans to begin his reform push within his own district. During “The Public Works Reform Agenda Series” segment of…
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…
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…
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…
Public Works Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo, who has been linked to alleged irregularities in flood control projects, previously served as City Engineer of Manila under then-Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada. Testimony before the House Infrastructure Committee on Tuesday revealed Bernardo’s long…
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez has implicated Senators Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada and Joel Villanueva in alleged irregularities involving flood control projects. The revelation came during the House Infrastructure Committee…
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…
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday warned that members of both houses of Congress may be implicated in anomalies surrounding billions of pesos worth of flood control projects, citing the practice of budget insertions in the General Appropriations Act (GAA). Speaking in an interview on DZRH…
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