Bato picks prison over death penalty
‘If we were to pass a law on the death penalty for corrupt politicians and government officials, would you fear being involved in corruption?’ the senator…
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‘If we were to pass a law on the death penalty for corrupt politicians and government officials, would you fear being involved in corruption?’ the senator…
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What began as whispers of irregularity in flood-control projects has exploded into what Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson described as a…
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Former House speaker Martin Romualdez was quick to debunk the imputations that he received kickbacks from flood control projects, as alleged by a so-called…
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‘They weren’t just shouting against stealing, they were demanding their money back.’
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Jesus Crispin Remulla and Senator Rodante Marcoleta engaged in a heated argument on Tuesday, clashing over whether restitution should be required for…
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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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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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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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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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Contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya was cited in contempt on Thursday, 18 September 2025, for lying about the whereabouts of his wife, Cezarah "Sarah" Discaya.
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‘There is no need to cry for Argentina now as this time, it is Manila that sheds tears.’
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