Former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co is surprised as to why President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. allegedly claimed that he was unable to recognize the then-proposed 2025 national budget from Congress when the insertions were supposedly the idea of the chief executive himself.
Co finally broke his silence over the budget mess and the flood control controversy through a video statement on Friday, saying that everything started after Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman called him to inform that Marcos allegedly wanted P100 billion worth of insertions in the 2025 national budget.
Ex-DPWH Usec Bernardo implicates new names in flood control mess
Former Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo implicated a new mix of senators, former senators, and a sitting secretary in the flood control mess, alleging that the individuals likewise received kickbacks from DPWH projects.
In a supplemental affidavit he presented during the Senate panel on blue ribbon’s probe into anomalous flood control projects on Friday, Bernardo came clean and enumerated one by one the people involved in the scandal.
Sara Duterte: Honestly, I’m just waiting when gov’t would put me in jail
Vice President Sara Duterte admitted that she has reached a point where she is simply waiting for the current administration to have her jailed, adding that she is prepared for whatever may come.
Duterte made the remarks on the sidelines of the Office of the Vice President’s 90th anniversary event at Makati Shangri-La on Friday, where she also expressed her office’s support for upcoming anti-corruption protests.
Pump prices poised to climb anew on Nov. 18
There will be no let-up in rising pump prices of fuel as local oil firms are expected to announce another wave of hikes next week.
In an advisory on Friday, Jetti Petroleum Leo Bellas said the per-liter prices of diesel might increase by P1 to P1.20 on Nov. 18.