MANILA, Philippines — Fugitive former lawmaker Zaldy Co owns a €200 million (P14.18 billion), 10-bedroom home along the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, and is staying there now, according to Interior Chief Jonvic Remulla. Champs-Élysées is an avenue…
MANILA – Senate President Vicente Sotto III and Blue Ribbon Committee Vice Chairperson Erwin Tulfo have signed the panel’s partial report on the Senate inquiry into the flood control anomalies, but with three more signatures required for a…
MANILA, Philippines — Only 14 of the 421 initially tagged as ghost flood control projects have so far been verified to be truly non-existent, said Fredderick Vida, acting chief of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The update…
Contractor Cezarah "Sarah" Discaya and nine others linked to the ₱96.5-million “ghost” flood control project in Davao Occidental pleaded not guilty to charges of graft and malversation of public funds.…
MANILA, Philippines — Before the year closes, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. said he is putting flood control at the center of his admin’s anti-corruption campaign and pushing for accountability and transparency. Throughout the year 2025,…
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman plans to hire 100 lawyers in 2026 as it anticipates a surge in flood control-related cases in the weeks ahead. Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla announced this on Monday, noting…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Eleven present and former Cebu congress representatives collectively received P83 billion “new pork barrel” funds from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) starting from 2023 to 2025, the Philippine Center for…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – An estimated 10,000 individuals took to the streets again here for another round of anti-corruption rallies on Sunday, November 30. Protesters, dressed in white, marched down Osmeña Boulevard, Colon Street and in Fuente…
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Tuesday, Nov. 18, filed graft charges against former congressman Elizaldy Co, several officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and the board of directors of…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Resigned Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co was allegedly threatened into silence by former House Speaker Martin Romualdez if he ever spoke out about the supposed insertions in the 2025 national budget. In…
MANILA, Philippines — Secretary Vince Dizon of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said that the agency would submit a report on flood control projects in Cebu to the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) “in…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — It has been 102 days since the President Bongbong Marcos opened up the issue on flood control projects nationwide during his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA). Cebu has been ranked second…
