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Ngu, Olaivar deny links to flood control corruption

Businessman Maynard Ngu refuted claims that he solicited a list of projects for 2024 for then Senate President Francis Escudero, as well as allegations...

Lacson: ‘Minority report’ on flood control belongs in the trash

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday said the so-called “minority report” on the alleged flood control scandal presented by Senators Imee Marcos...

Bernardo details flood control project ‘scheme’

Testimony by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Roberto Bernardo before the Senate has reinforced findings of a long-running corruption scheme...

Youth group says Leviste deserves public ire over ‘Cabral Files’

The Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) said businessman-politician Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste deserves to be criticized for withholding potential evidence related to...

Testimony vs. Romualdez ‘insufficient’—Lacson

Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Monday acknowledged during a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing that testimony presented by witnesses was insufficient to implicate former...

Lawyer: Allegations vs Romualdez ‘logically, physically impossible’

Lawyer Ade Fajardo, spokesperson for former Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, on Monday dismissed allegations aired in a Senate hearing, saying they collapsed under...

‘Shut the F– up!’ Lacson hits critics of flood control probe

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Monday issued a sharp warning to critics of the Blue Ribbon Committee, saying public noise cannot overshadow...

Senate summons 12 for Blue Ribbon hearing Monday

The Senate will summon 12 persons including former DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, resigned lawmaker Zaldy Co, former Education undersecretary Trygve Olaivar,  and Commission on...

No evidence linking former Speaker to flood control mess

SENATE Blue Ribbon Committee chairman Senator Panfilo Lacson said there was no solid evidence linking former Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez to the flood control...

Puno backs Lacson statement on Romualdez role in flood control

Deputy Speaker Ronaldo Puno of Antipolo City on Monday welcomed the statement of Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairman Sen. Ping Lacson that there is...

Adiong backs Lacson: No evidence vs. Romualdez

Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong on Monday welcomed the statement of Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson that there is...

Recanting witnesses face perjury, jail time

Lacson: Blue Ribbon to tackle Alcantara ‘retraction’ Jan. 19 Former Public Works officials who recant their sworn statements in ongoing investigations into flood control ghost...

BIR chief to review all audit orders in corruption crackdown

Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Charlito Martin Mendoza announced Thursday that all letters of authority (LOAs) should now be personally cleared by his...

Wrongly implicating Grace Poe

“Bernardo’s mention of Grace Poe was not accompanied by documents or detailed descriptions of acts that would meet even the threshold of probable cause” The...
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