PBBM: NO BUDGET FOR 2026 FOR FLOOD CONTROL
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said that the government will not allocate fresh funds for flood control projects in the proposed 2026 national budget,...
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EX-DPWH ENGINEER TRANSFERRED TO PNP CUSTODIAL FACILITY
FORMER Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Bulacan assistant district engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez who linked some senators to questionable flood control...
ESCUDERO SIGNS ARREST, DETENTION ORDER OF EX-DPWH ENGINEER IN FLOOD CONTROL ANOMALIES
SENATE President Francis “Chiz Escudero has approved the arrest and detention of a former engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)...
SOTTO REPLACES ESCUDERO AS SENATE PRESIDENT
SENATOR Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Monday, September 8, 2925, replaced Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero as Senate President. This as Escudero has stepped down...
SPEAKER ROMUALDEZ: HOUSE, EXECUTIVE UNITED FOR CREDIBLE, TRANSPARENT BUDGET
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call for calm amid budget deliberations, vowing that the House of...
‘SUMBONG SA PANGULO’ LOGS OVER 12K COMPLAINTS, EXTENDS BEYOND FLOOD CONTROL TO ROAD WORKS
THE complaints keep on coming at President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s “Sumbong sa Pangulo” website, and citizens are now also reporting on poorly constructed...
PBBM: NO SACRED COWS IN INVESTIGATING ANOMALOUS INFRASTRACTURE PROJECTS
SAYING that nobody is more important than the Filipino citizen, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. stressed that there will be no sacred cows in...
MARCOS DEPARTS FOR CAMBODIA TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL, REGIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. departed for Cambodia on Sunday for a three-day State Visit to deepen bilateral ties and advance regional cooperation in...
CHIZ WANTS FLOOD CONTROL BUDGET SLASHED
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero wants to slash P250.8 billion in flood control projects from the P881.3 billion proposed spending plan of the...
LACSON TO PRESIDENT MARCOS: WE HAVE YOUR BACK VS FLOOD CONTROL PROFITEERS
We have your back, Sir. This was the statement of Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson as he assured President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Sunday of...
P15.7-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES NASAMSAM SA JOINT OPERATION NG PNP, BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
MATAGUMPAY na naharang ng Philippine National Police (PNP), sa pakikipagtulungan sa Bureau of Customs (BOC), ang dalawang trak na naglalaman ng smuggled na sigarilyo...
CLEAN YOUR HOUSE FIRST, PALACE TELLS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMID FLOOD CONTROL BUDGET MESS
MALACAÑANG on Saturday told the House of Representatives to heed the public demand for full accountability for anomalous flood control projects amid the ongoing...
ESCUDERO: LAND LEASE EXTENSION TO 99 YEARS TO MAKE PHILIPPINES MORE APPEALING TO INVESTORS
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero has expressed confidence that more foreign investors will look at the Philippines as an ideal investment destination with...
PBBM SIGNS LAW ALLOWING FOREIGN INVESTORS TO LEASE LAND IN PHILIPPINES FOR UP TO 99 YEARS
FOREIGN investors can now lease private lands in the Philippines for up to 99 years. This following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s signing of...
BOC-CLARK PDEA NAB CONSIGNEE OF P75-M SHABU HIDDEN INSIDE INDUSTRIAL CHILLER FROM MEXICO
IN line with the marching orders of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to intensify the national campaign against illegal drugs, the Bureau of Customs...
PBBM ISSUES PROCLAMATION DECLARING REGULAR HOLIDAYS, SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAYS FOR 2026
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. issued Proclamation No. 1006 declaring the regular holidays and special (non-working) days for the year 2026. According to the President’s proclamation...
PBBM SWITCHES ON NEW 17.8-MW POWER PLANTS IN SIQUIJOR
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the ceremonial switch-on of the 17.8-megawatt New Siquijor Diesel Power Plants at the Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative...
BOC NOW IN CUSTODY OF 28 DISCAYA-LINKED LUXURY VEHICLES
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confirmed that 28 luxury vehicles linked to the Discaya family are now under its custody. According to the...
DPWH BULACAN ENGINEER NA SANGKOT SA MAANOMALYANG PROYEKTO SINIBAK SA PWESTO
SINIBAK ni Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon ang opisyal na sangkot sa mga maanumalyang flood control projects sa lalawigan...
CHIZ SIGNS MORE SUBPOENAS TO COMPEL ATTENDANCE OF 5 CONTRACTORS, 3 DPWH EXECS TO SEPT. 8 HEARING
SENATE President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero has approved the issuance of subpoenas to five contractors and three executives of the Department of Public Works...
35% OF FILIPINOS SAY LIFE IMPROVED – SWS SURVEY
THIRTY-FIVE percent of Filipino adults believed their lives improved in the past 12 months, according to the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. Conducted from...
PAMPANGA LAWMAKER PUSHES FOR INCREASED 4Ps MONTHLY GRANT
BY KEVIN GALANG A LAWMAKER from Pampanga has filed a measure seeking for an increase in the monthly grant of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino...
PALACE WELCOMES ESCUDERO’S ‘NEGATIVE LIST’ TO AVOID WASTEFUL INFRA SPENDING
MALACAÑANG on Wednesday expressed support for Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s proposal to create a “negative list” of infrastructure projects that should not receive...
BATO PUSHES FOR DEATH PENALTY FOR PLUNDER
SENATOR Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is pushing for the reimposition of the death penalty for the crime of plunder amidst issues of corruption and...
CAYETANO BATS FOR LIFESTYLE CHECKS ON PUBLIC OFFICIALS
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano has urged the Office of the Ombudsman to proactively conduct lifestyle checks on public officials, emphasizing the role of such...
BOC SECURES 12 LUXURY VEHICLES LINKED TO DISCAYA FAMILY
THE Bureau of Customs on Tuesday has secured the 12 luxury cars linked to the Discaya family The operation was based on a court-ordered...
REVIVED SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY EXPECTED TO CREATE 4300 NEW JOBS
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said the reopening of the HD Hyundai Shipyard in Subic, Zambales would generate job opportunities for 4,300...
ESCUDERO WANTS BAN ON ZERO BENEFIT, ‘VANITY PROJECTS’
“THERE should be zero budget for zero-benefit projects.” Senate President Francis Joseph “Chiz” G. Escudero yesterday issued the statement as he urged Malacañang to...
2 DPWH BULACAN OFFICIALS LOST AT LEAST P300M EACH IN CASINO GAMBLING — LACSON
AT least two Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials in Bulacan squandered more than P300 million each in casino gambling, Sen. Panfilo...
JINGGOY EXPOSES ‘MOCK BIDDING’ OF DPWH PROJECTS INVOLVING ONLY DISCAYA-OWNED COMPANIES
NINE construction companies owned by couple Sarah and Pacifico II Discaya allegedly competed against each other in public biddings for government contracts under the...
PBBM TO CREATE INDEPENDENT BODY TO PROBE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS
AN independent body tasked to investigate flood control anomalies will soon be created pending the issuance of an executive order. President Ferdinand R. Marcos...
CONTRACTORS OF GHOST PROJECTS FACE LIFETIME BAN, LICENSE REVOCATION – NEW DPWH CHIEF
DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Monday said the agency will immediately move to blacklist erring contractors from government...
GOV’T ROLLS OUT LOAN PACKAGES TO UPLIFT TOURISM-RELATED MSMEs
In a steadfast effort to empower micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the tourism sector, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led on Monday...
DIZON ORDERS COURTESY RESIGNATION OF ALL DPWH OFFICIALS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
NEWLY-APPOINTED Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered the courtesy resignation of all officials within the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), from the top...
WOMAN USING ONLINE SELLING AS FRONT FOR PEDDLING SHABU BUSTED 
115 REBELS, SUPPORTERS RENOUNCE TIES WITH COMMUNIST TERROR GROUP, SURRENDER GUNS 
CHILD DROWNS IN BULACAN RESORT’S SWIMMING POOL 
PRO3 RAMPS UP INTERNAL CLEANSING EFFORTS, RESOLVES 43 ADMINISTRATIVE CASES IN 2 MONTHS