Latest in philippine congressFormer House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., a veteran lawmaker who emerged as a key power broker in Philippine politics after the 1986 EDSA uprising, has died. He was 89. Dagupan City Mayor Belen Fernandez announced de Venecia’s death in a statement posted on social media on Tuesday, describing him…
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…
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Tuesday, October 28, revealed that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) diverted at least ₱50 billion from unprogrammed appropriations in the 2024 national budget for various infrastructure projects, including ₱30 billion for…
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…
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…
Former Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio “Babes” Singson on Saturday called on lawmakers to declare a “time-out” on budget insertions for flood control projects, warning that billions of pesos are being funneled into programs without feasibility studies or proper basis. Speaking on DZRH…
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