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Lacson faults gov’t over failure to secure Zaldy Co

The administration is solely responsible for the missed opportunity to secure the custody of former lawmaker Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo...

More signatures eyed for Senate flood control probe report

Efforts are ongoing to gather more signatures for the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee report on the alleged flood control anomalies, with Senator Risa Hontiveros...

Lacson to release progress report on flood control hearings

A Chairman’s Progress Report on the flood control scandal is being prepared by Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson to reopen Senate Blue...

Scapegoating weakens our democracy

Of late, the name of former House Speaker and Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez has been repeatedly invoked in connection with the flood control scandal. Allegations...

Blue Ribbon hearing may resume with Co’s return

The potential testimony of former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee may encourage more senators to endorse the...

Fair weather

THE weather bureau has warned the country of a weather disturbance brewing in the Pacific Ocean. We have no further details outside of the...

ICI turns over Brice Hernandez luxury cars to Ombudsman

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) on Tuesday turned over to the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) the two luxury vehicles surrendered by former...

Philippine infrastructure spending dropped 17% in 2025 amid corruption probe

Philippine infrastructure spending and other capital outlays fell 17.3 percent to P1.097 trillion in 2025 as the government intensified a probe into a flood...

When the money trail floods out

"Trust, once eroded, is difficult to rebuild" BY ANY measure, the Philippines knows floods. Each year, waters rise, swallowing homes, memories, and sometimes entire futures. But...

A mistake that Malacañang and Congress must not make

The shift in primary public attention away from the flood control projects scandal is only temporary. The advice that a seasoned public relations (PR) practitioner...

AMLC files 3 civil forfeiture cases; David leaves post

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) said Wednesday it filed three petitions for civil forfeiture before the Manila Regional Trial Court, covering properties owned by...

Trump’s Mideast muddle could play into Xi’s hands at planned summit

BEIJING – China will be in a stronger position to extract concessions from Donald Trump when the US president finally visits Beijing after becoming...

Court grants AMLC petition to freeze ex-Sec Bonoan’s assets

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has issued a freeze order on the assets of former Department of Public Works and Highways secretary Manuel Bonoan...

The algorithm and the flood

"Anti-corruption investigations in the Philippines have a long history of starting with thunder and ending with a whimper" EVERY rainy season in the Philippines tells...
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