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The King’s Gambit: Will Ping Lacson’s exit from the Blue Ribbon Committee avert another Senate coup?
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…
In turmoil: The Senate faces its most ‘unstable’ period in years
The 20th Congress has turned into one of the most turbulent in years, with the Senate shaken by corruption allegations, sudden leadership changes, and widening political divides that former Senate President Franklin Drilon describes as “the most unstable” he has witnessed in decades. Barely a…
Zubiri dismisses alleged Senate coup plot as fake news
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Wednesday, October 1, brushed off circulating social media posts suggesting unrest within the Senate, calling them misleading and malicious. Zubiri clarified that while a video clip of him voicing concerns about leadership was genuine, it was…
Discaya family brought to Lacson’s office by son of Duterte’s former security chief
The Discaya family was brought to the office of then-senatorial candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson by Davao-based supporter Fred Villaroman, whose late father, PBGen Francisco Villaroman, once headed the security detail of former President Rodrigo Duterte during his time as mayor of Davao City.…
Corruption doesn’t just empty coffers, it stains the dignity of honest success
You notice it now, don’t you? A certain awkwardness when someone posts a designer bag online or shares a photo from a long-saved-for trip abroad. Suddenly, a thought pops up: “Baka galing sa flood control ‘yan.” And just like that, what should’ve been a celebration of hard work is treated like a…
Magalong reveals why he resigned from independent commission probing flood control anomalies
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…
May pera sa basura? Ex-security aide details how kickbacks are delivered to Martin Romualdez, Zaldy Co
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…
Ex-DPWH exec Roberto Bernardo implicates Escudero, Binay, Revilla, Co, DepEd Usec in alleged scam in flood control projects
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…
Zaldy Co has four days left to return to PH
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…
Executive branch put Marcos’ legacy at risk for allowing massive budget insertions: Erice
Caloocan 2nd District Rep. Edgar “Egay” Erice said the Executive Department should share the blame with Congress for allowing billions of pesos in questionable budget insertions to persist in recent years, warning that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s legacy is now at stake. In an interview on…
What President Marcos must do as Filipinos rage against corruption, says Gringo Honasan
As nationwide protests against corruption loom on September 21, former Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to act as a leader for all Filipinos, regardless of political affiliation. In an interview on DZRH News’ Special on Saturday on September 20, Honasan said…
House Speaker Bojie Dy revokes Rep. Zaldy Co’s travel clearance, orders return to PH
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…
Marcos says he would rally against ‘crocs’ too if he weren’t President
Instead of silencing public anger, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leaned into it, saying that if he were not the country’s Chief Executive, he might well be on the streets himself, railing against those accused of siphoning billions from flood control projects. Marcos made the remark on Monday…
In the shadow of power, Paco Magsaysay built his own brand
Francisco “Paco” Magsaysay grew up surrounded by politics. His grandfather was the late President Ramon Magsaysay, celebrated as the “Man of the Masses.” His father, Jun Magsaysay, capped a political career with two terms in the Senate and one in the House of Representatives. Every opportunity to…
Ping Lacson’s speech triggers more fact-finding missions on anomalous flood projects
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson’s exposé on anomalous flood control projects has set off renewed fact-finding missions from journalists and the public alike. Speaking on DZRH News’ Special on Saturday on August 23, Lacson noted that ghost and substandard projects flagged in his investigation were…