President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday that the government will work to bring former lawmaker Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co back to the Philippines from the Czech Republic, where authorities detained him last week, so he can face graft charges related to a multibillion-peso public works scandal.
Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has urged the Office of the Ombudsman not to single him out in the ongoing flood control corruption controversy, saying investigators should follow all leads rather than focus on him amid what he described as “politically engineered and fabricated narratives.”
Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said on Monday that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) showed a pattern of misuse of confidential funds after the Commission on Audit’s Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office (COA-ICFAO) issued notices of disallowance (ND) covering P375 million in 2023 and P73 million in 2022, citing similar grounds.
The House of Representatives committee on justice plans to conclude its impeachment hearings against Vice President Sara Duterte on April 29, according to a committee member.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced on Saturday that fuel prices will be reduced next week and instructed oil companies to implement the rollback fully and promptly.
A former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineer testified before the Sandiganbayan that he delivered about P800 million in cash to former lawmaker Zaldy Co as part of alleged kickback arrangements tied to government infrastructure projects.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that former lawmaker Zaldy Co was arrested in Prague after entering the Czech Republic without proper documentation, and said Philippine authorities are coordinating for his return to the country.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday called for the immediate activation of the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Petroleum Security Coordinated Emergency Response Mechanism and proposed a regional study on joint oil stockpiling to strengthen energy security amid ongoing disruptions.
Vice President Sara Duterte spent ₱125 million in confidential funds in less than 24 hours in 2022, her alleged former associate Ramil Madriaga claimed in a sworn supplemental affidavit presented during a House hearing on Tuesday.
Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga surrendered to authorities on Monday night after a Makati court issued a warrant of arrest in connection with eight counts of cyberlibel, police said.