MANILA, Philippines — Justice Sec. Jesus Crispin Remulla has signed the immigration lookout bulletin orders (Ilbo) requested by the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) against several lawmakers, contractors and officials linked to anomalous infrastructure projects. Remulla signed the request on his last day as chief of the Department of Justice before taking his oath as […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Sunday denied that there is another looming change in the Senate leadership. Only less than a month ago, Sen. Francis Escudero was replaced by Senate President Vicente Sotto III. “Not true. It’s the same old rehashed psywar tactic all over again intended to confuse and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on alleged flood control anomalies set for next week has been cancelled, the committee’s chair and Sen. Ping Lacson confirmed Saturday. In a Viber message, Lacson said he already informed Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III of the cancellation “until further notice.” According to Lacson, he […]
Read MoreThe national government will be able to save some P400 billion should the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) cancel or reprice its existing and planned infrastructure projects for 2026 worth P1.6 trillion, a neophyte lawmaker said on Friday. In a statement, Batangas First District Representative Leandro Leviste called on the DPWH to legally […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Senator Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday accused the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of favoring and accepting bribes from multinational pharmaceutical companies, resulting in the continued sale of unregistered products and shutdown of smaller pharmaceutical firms. Tulfo made the pronouncement during a Senate panel hearing on the proposed budget of the Department of […]
Read MoreAs hearings on the alleged corruption in flood control projects continue to chug on in the Philippines, uncovering billions of kickbacks allegedly going to the pockets of politicians, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon called out their greed. Dizon was interviewed on “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho” after Brice Hernandez, former Assistant […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken note of controversial contractor Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya’s heart sign and remark in an interview, calling it “insincerity and complacency” amid the flood control probe. “The heart sign and the remarks of Ms. Sarah Discaya are all taken into account in the assessment and evaluation of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Saturday confirmed the resignation of Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong as special adviser to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). Presidential Communications Secretary Dave Gomez said it was “unfortunate” that Magalong resigned from the commission probing alleged anomalies worth billions of pesos in flood control projects and other infrastructure. “The […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said this Wednesday is a “good morning” after former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers involved in the massive flood control scam submitted their affidavits and turned over pieces of evidence. “It is a good morning that greeted us,” Remulla said after meeting with former […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III attended the meeting of the Independent Commission on Infrastructure(ICI) on Monday to testify under oath and shed light on the Senate’s procedure regarding the national budget and the process by which insertions are made. Sotto emphasized the importance of transparency in government spending and reiterated the […]
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