Lacson cites interparliamentary courtesy in call to summon Zaldy Co

Manila, Sept. 25 -- Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair Panfilo Lacson on Thursday told Minority Leader Senator Rodante Marcoleta that the panel cannot compel Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co to atte... Read More

Ex-DPWH exec links solons, engineers to flood control scam

Manila, Sept. 25 -- A former undersecretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) implicated on Thursday several lawmakers and district engineers in alleged commission schemes and ghos... Read More

Driver confirms ex-DPWH exec's claim on suitcase deliveries

Manila, Sept. 25 -- A driver under the Department of the Public Works and Highways Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office confirmed before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday that he persona... Read More

Lawmakers still dictating DPWH budget, pork barrel alive - senator

Manila, Sept. 24 -- Pork barrel politics remains entrenched in government spending, with lawmakers allegedly inserting billions of pesos into the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) budget ... Read More

Senators vow against AKAP revival, flag P141-B DSWD budget cut

Manila, Sept. 24 -- Senators on Wednesday vowed to stop any attempt to revive the Ayuda sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) in the 2026 national budget even as they raised concern over a PHP140.9-billion... Read More

Senate body to study new Hernandez evidence in corruption probe

India, Sept. 22 -- Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Monday said the Blue Ribbon Committee secured additional evidence from sacked Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assistant... Read More

Senate cites in contempt Curlee Discaya, Alcantara

Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday cited Pacifico "Curlee" Discaya in contempt for giving inconsistent statements on the absence of his wife, Cezarah Rowena "Sarah", at t... Read More

DPWH to publish list of 'ghost', substandard projects in portal

Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to publish an initial list of ghost and severely substandard projects within one to two weeks through a transparency porta... Read More

Senate panel subpoenas ex-DPWH exec amid budget insertion probe

Manila, Sept. 18 -- The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday ordered former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Maria Catalina "Cathy" Cabral to appear before its inquiry... Read More

Discaya admits paying kickbacks to DPWH execs for QC flood projects

Manila, Sept. 18 -- A contractor on Thursday admitted before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee that he paid "standard operating procedure" kickbacks of 10 to 25 percent to Department of Public Works an... Read More

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