MANILA, Philippines — Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday rejected allegations made by Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste linking him to supposed insertions for flood control projects in the national budget. “[Secretary Dizon] categorically denies the baseless and malicious allegations made by [Leviste] regarding supposed ‘insertions’ or ‘allocables,’” the Department of Public Works and Highways […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Palace Press Officer Claire Castro on Thursday said that the authentication of the so-called “Cabral files,” which she now referred to as the “Leviste Files,” is in the hands of the Office of the Ombudsman. Castro made the statement when asked to react to Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste’s latest claims implicating the […]
Read MoreMANILA – Documents from the camp of the late Public Works Usec. Catalina Cabral and from the agency itself showed at least five Cabinet members had allocables and/or non-allocables amounting to billions in the 2025 budget, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Saturday. The Senate President Pro Tempore, in a press release said on Saturday […]
Read MoreMANILA — The resignation of Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) Commissioner Rossana Fajardo is part of the “natural flow of things,” the Ombudsman said Saturday, as questions mount on how the probe on flood control projects would push through given the recent departure of its commissioners. Fajardo confirmed on Friday that she has tendered her […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Batangas Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste has clarified that the documents previously handled by late Public Works Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral are a mere starting point and do not show the full picture in cases against those allegedly involved in the infrastructure corruption scheme. Leviste, in an online press briefing on Friday, said […]
Read MoreThe Office of the Ombudsman has issued a subpoena directing the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to produce and turn over all computers and devices issued to former undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral. “Upon turnover, these devices will be subjected to forensic examination by a law enforcement agency to determine whether any data was […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Kamanggagawa party-list Rep. Elijah San Fernando has called out President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. over his allegedly empty promises, as no “big fish” in the flood control scam has been arrested yet, contrary to his previous statements. San Fernando, in a statement, recalled that Marcos previously said that there would be “no Merry […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste said he has a copy of former Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral’s list of alleged proponents of infrastructure projects. Leviste, in a statement on Sunday, said Cabral, who died on Friday morning, gave him on September 4 a copy of the list […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – Senator Loren Legarda emphasized the importance of responsible and integrity-driven budgeting as she joined her colleagues in finalizing the 2026 national budget during the Bicameral Conference Committee Meeting, highlighting that responsible planning and clear priorities lead to real benefits and improvements in the lives of Filipino families. “As the Bicameral Conference Committee […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral was invited and questioned by the Office of the Ombudsman on December 3 — more than two weeks before her death — over the ongoing probe into alleged irregularities in flood control projects. “There are several information that have reached […]
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