Lacson blames Congress for flood projects mess
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Monday blamed Congress for the “original sin” behind the widespread corruption and failure of flood control…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Monday blamed Congress for the “original sin” behind the widespread corruption and failure of flood control…
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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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The Court of Appeals (CA) has denied a soldier’s plea to overturn his conviction for frustrated homicide over the 2013 Christmas Eve shooting of a neighbor…
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Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Marvic Leonen has authorized the suspension of work for all courts and judicial offices starting at 1:00 PM on Monday, 22…
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The effect of the alienation or mortgage, with respect to the co-owners, shall be limited to the portion which may be allotted to him in the division upon the…
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Without insertions, he said, there would be no funds for corrupt DPWH officials ‘to play with or gamble away in casinos.’
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The recent Supreme Court decision in Jaaziel M. Salva-Roldan v. Lory O. Roldan, et al. (G.R. No. 268109, 3 March 2025) illustrates how costly it can be when…
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Former Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio described the flood control scam as the “biggest corruption scandal” in history, saying it surpasses the…
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Given the non-cooperation of Player A, his strategy is to deny being involved. Instead, his narrative is that all of this is the work of Player A and was done…
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BAGUIO CITY — Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong asserted that the awarding of the renovation and parking area project at the Baguio Athletic Bowl to a…
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After a prolonged period of waffling by his predecessor, Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon acknowledged there is no integrated master plan for…
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Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan questioned the push to place controversial contractor-couple Sarah and Curlee Discaya under the government’s Witness…
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‘We should allocate more funds for the health of every Filipino,’ Go said. ‘When one family member is sick, the whole family suffers.’
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To recall, the Philippines was one of 68 states to sign the treaty in September 2023. Former Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga had previously…
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It’s a good thing that the Senate hearings on our abysmal “floodgate” are held in the morning and not on TV prime time. If they were on the prime TV viewing…
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Alcantara insisted that district engineers merely implemented projects under the General Appropriations Act and had ‘no actual knowledge’ of ghost projects.
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The session also drew attention to WJ Construction, which was previously accused of delivering kickbacks to the Senate.
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Spain will probe "human rights violations in Gaza" to assist the International Criminal Court, which has sought arrest warrants for Israeli officials over…
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