Red Friday: PSEi plunges following floodgate exposés
On 14 November 2025, political headwinds affected the financial sector as renewed attention on the Senate’s resumed probe into the “floodgate” corruption…
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On 14 November 2025, political headwinds affected the financial sector as renewed attention on the Senate’s resumed probe into the “floodgate” corruption…
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Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered the contractor of the Paco Pumping Station to immediately repair its…
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Atty. Ruy Rondain, counsel of former Ako Bicol Representative Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co, said there is no legal basis to cancel his client’s passport, as Co has not…
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Crime fighters call the practice of recycling dirty money — which is becoming popular among pork barrel lovers — layering by tapping bank transfers and…
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Yet many see Dizon as a convenient cover for Mr. Marcos, who is threatened with his own ‘Hello Garci’ moment amid the giant kickback anomaly.
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Then there’s the Ombudsman, whose primary responsibility is to go after corrupt public officials who fail to perform their duties under the law.
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Every day she remains in office, she buttresses the suspicion of Filipinos that she’s a party to ‘Floodgate’ and, consequently, its whitewashing.
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While Magalong was not made its chair, it was more than good enough for us — and, it seemed, many Filipinos — that he was appointed its ‘special adviser and…
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With the initial public hopefulness about the Blue Ribbon Committee inquiry dying down, and a new wave of public anger mounting, Lacson’s continued stay as BRC…
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Former presidential friend and political adviser Luis “Chavit” Singson said Sunday that Malacañang could do away with him if it wanted to.
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The President added that rushing prosecutions without solid proof would be ‘unforgivable and shameful.’
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‘It’s not just the contractors who must be held accountable, but also the professional officials and employees of the DPWH.’
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As the floodwaters continue to endanger communities, the metaphor is apt: the fight against corruption is itself a battle against being submerged.
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These days, that natural joie de vivre of our race and culture may well be gone, knowing now how the public trust has been severely and systematically abused,…
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The former Senate chief claimed the allegations against him were part of a script Romualdez had designed to destroy the legislative chamber.
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It’s interesting to note that if only the NEP is never subjected to amendments, it would be the perfect mirror image of the GAB up to the point that it’s…
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The trillion-peso ‘Floodgate Scandal’ was an even heavier punch that sent administration allies reeling.
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But here’s the rub; for all the drama, for all the leadership reshuffles, for all the angry headlines and hashtags, not a single one of those implicated has…
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