Davao Del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Senatorial aspirant Jimmy Bondoc, Citizens Crime Watch’s Diego Magpantay, and Ret. Gen. Virgilio Garcia file criminal and graft complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman on 10 February 2025, against House Speaker Martin Romualdez, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, former House appropriations committee chair and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, and Acting appropriations committee chair Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo. The complaints allege P241 billion in “illegal” insertions in the 2025 national budget. The complainants claim these changes were made after the bicameral conference committee’s ratification and were included in blank sections of the signed budget.  Analy Labor
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Graft complaints filed over alleged P241-B budget insertions

Author : Analy Labor
Davao Del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Senatorial aspirant Jimmy Bondoc, Citizens Crime Watch’s Diego Magpantay, and Ret. Gen. Virgilio Garcia file criminal and graft complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman on 10 February 2025, against House Speaker Martin Romualdez, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, former House appropriations committee chair and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, and Acting appropriations committee chair Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo. The complaints allege P241 billion in “illegal” insertions in the 2025 national budget. The complainants claim these changes were made after the bicameral conference committee’s ratification and were included in blank sections of the signed budget.
Davao Del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Senatorial aspirant Jimmy Bondoc, Citizens Crime Watch’s Diego Magpantay, and Ret. Gen. Virgilio Garcia file criminal and graft complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman on 10 February 2025, against House Speaker Martin Romualdez, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, former House appropriations committee chair and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, and Acting appropriations committee chair Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo. The complaints allege P241 billion in “illegal” insertions in the 2025 national budget. The complainants claim these changes were made after the bicameral conference committee’s ratification and were included in blank sections of the signed budget.
Davao Del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Senatorial aspirant Jimmy Bondoc, Citizens Crime Watch’s Diego Magpantay, and Ret. Gen. Virgilio Garcia file criminal and graft complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman on 10 February 2025, against House Speaker Martin Romualdez, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, former House appropriations committee chair and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, and Acting appropriations committee chair Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo. The complaints allege P241 billion in “illegal” insertions in the 2025 national budget. The complainants claim these changes were made after the bicameral conference committee’s ratification and were included in blank sections of the signed budget.
February 10 2025) On Monday, February 10, 2025, led by Davao Del Norte District 1 Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Senatorial Aspirant Jimmy Bondoc, Citizens Crime Watch Diego Magpantay, and General Virgilio Garcia (Ret.), file a Criminal and Graft complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against House Speaker Martin Romualdez, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe,Former House appropriations committee chairperson and Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co,Acting appropriations committee chair Marikina 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo for alleged P241 billion worth of “illegal” insertions in the 2025 national budget. The complainants insist that the proposed budget by the bicam that was signed by President Marcos had blank sections and the alleged insertions were done after the bicam ratification. Photo/Analy Labor