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A Japanese company focused on providing assisted reproductive technology or fertility treatments will expand its services in the Philippines. This is through its upcoming facility housed within the Filinvest Group’s office building in Muntinlupa City.

Filinvest REIT Corp. (FILRT), the real estate investment trust unit of Filinvest Land Inc., on Monday, announced the entry of Conceive IVF Manila in its Filinvest One Building.

Conceive IVF is under Japan’s Kato Medical Group. It also has another fertility facility in Makati City.

‘This marks a significant step in further expanding and diversifying our tenant portfolio to include the sphere of health and wellness,’ FILRT president and CEO Maricel Brion-Lirio said in a statement.

‘This collaboration also reflects our dedication to offering spaces that cater to the evolving needs of various industries,’ Lirio added.

Conceive IVF managing director Kenki Okumura said the new facility would enable the company to ‘deliver enhanced fertility care and create a supportive environment for individuals and families in South Metro Manila.’

The Kato Medical Group has been offering assisted reproductive technology services for over 30 years, the company said on its website.

This comes as part of FILRT’s goal of diversifying its tenant mix.

In June, FILRT welcomed the Qatar Airways Group. It will set up its first Philippine office, also within Filinvest One.

Qatar Aviation Services said the building’s green infrastructure aligned with their ‘carbon-conscious aviation services.’ INQ

The revelation of a ‘ghost factory’ of flood control projects in Bulacan’s First District Engineering Office by the Commission on Audit (COA)-initially worth P340-P360 million-confirms the existence of its systematic and syndicated theft of taxpayer funds.

Forged documents, mismatched addresses, and duplicate claims were all parts of this elaborate and time-consuming recycling plan. Results from the audit indicate that district engineers and contractors led them to locations that did not comply with the contract specifications, that slope protection and riverbank structures were already in place when the contracts began, and that critical documents were missing.

A system where, a factory turns paper into profit, where contractors are paid in advance for projects that were never developed, or finished works counted more than once, and records vanish. Deeply involved is a syndicate inside the DPWH DEO involving all of its senior officials.

The recent Senate Blue Ribbon committee hearings were equally explosive. OIC ARD and former DE Henry Alcantara confirmed that there are approximately 50 ghost flood control projects implemented in his district, with an estimated cost of P4 to P5 billion. He insisted he has no participation in those ghost projects and pointed to the culprits led by former DE Brice Hernandez and the others.

in contrast, DE Hernandez says he was merely following instructions from his boss Alcantara under a 40-20 -20-20 partition rule for ghost projects with Alcantara getting 40 percent while he and engineers Jaypee Mendoza and Paul Duya get 20 percent each.

In a later hearing, resigned DPWH Usec Roberto Bernardo denied his involvement but confirmed in his affidavit the 40-20-20-20 partition rule on ghost projects of Alcantara, Hernandez and engineers Jaypee Mendoza and Arjay Domasig.

There were inconsistencies between Alcantara, Hernandez and Bernardo specifically on their respective shares. Bernardo said he was only getting 15 percent from Alcantara , but Hernandez and Jaypee Mendoza insisted that they are preparing 25 to 30 percent for Usec Bernardo. There was also talk that from the 25 percent commission allegedly for rep. Zaldy Co, both Bernardo and Alcantara they claim receive just 1 percent each.

It was a great though that DPWH sec. Vince Dizon acted quickly and seventeen officials of the Bulacan First district Engineering office from top to bottom including all section chiefs and engineers were dismissed administratively, filed charges before the Ombudsman and ordered an AMLC asset freeze against them.

Also charged were contractors Cezarah Rowena C. Discaya of St. Timothy Construction Corp., Mark Allan V. Arevalo, owner of Wawao Builders, Sally Santos of Syms Construction Trading, and Robert T. Imperio, owner of IM Construction Corp.

The billions of pesos pocketed by this syndicated operation flooded tax payers money into their private pockets. No wonder, most of them lived in shameless lifestyle while and racking up massive gambling losses of P950 million in thirteen casinos spread over Metro Manila, Cebu, and Pampanga for many years.

But another worrying fact is Alcantara’s influence on neighboring DPWH engineering districts. Funds totaling P5.6 billion allegedly coming from Rep. Zaldy Co were dispersed among the following DEO’s in 2023 and 2024: Tarlac First Engineering District, Tarlac Second District Office, Pampanga Third District Office, and Bulacan Second District Office. What happened with these allocations will of course be revealed only after DPWH internal investigations and COA fraud audits very soon.

The Bulacan First DEO promoted DE Henry Alcantara to his post in 2019. He admitted leading this syndicated operations and tagged boss of the (Bulacan Group of Contractors) BGC boys. In the Senate, Alcantara addresses DPWH Usec Roberto Bernardo as his boss from way back. Bernardo had been with Alcantara from Laguna to the City of Manila Engineering office and finally to Bulacan.

In their sworn affidavits before the Senate a lot of big names were mentioned, Alcantara revealed the involvement of former senator Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr., Senator Jinggoy Estrada, Senator Joel Villanueva, Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, former Caloocan Rep. Mitch Cajayon-Uy and Ferdstar Builders Contractors.

Meanwhile Former DPWH Usec Roberto Bernardo tagged Senator Chiz Escudero and his friend businessman Maynard Ngu, former Senators Ramon Bong Revilla, Nancy Binay, COA Commissioner Mario Lipaña, DEPEd Usec Trygive Olaivar while citing conversations and deliveries of money from Alcantara to Congressman Zaldy Co. Also in his affidavit, Bernardo revealed he was consulting then DPWH sec. Manny Bonoan regarding the release of funds for SP Escudero.

Hernandez mentioned new names of involved politicians when he was summoned by the Independent Committee on Infrastructure. His lawyer, Atty Raymond Fortun went public that six more senators will be implicated, however his client Brice Hernandez denied this in a Senate hearing. We expect more fireworks in the coming days.

But there are other important questions waiting for answers.Alcantara assumed office as DEO in 2019, when former President Duterte was in office, what happened? Considering the clear connection between Usec Bernardo and Alcantara, might it be inferred that Mark Villar, the current senator and former secretary of the DPWH, was also privy to the operation they were running? Who are the 2019-2022, 2020-2021, and 2022 Duterte officials or politicians who funded flood control projects of Alcantara and Bernardo ? Which contractors are involved in this projects? Which politicians were behind the 2019 and beyond Senate/House budget insertions, the Unprogrammed Funds, and the National Expenditure Program?

It is my belief that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee should continue to focus on this ‘organized plunder’ in Bulacan and how these phantom flood control projects are created from the DPWH, the DBM, the House of Representatives, the Senate and the Bicameral conference committee.

What is the true story here?

We want to know the other Senators, Congressmen, Undersecretaries, senior government officials and contractors who benefitted from this Bulacan ghost flood project factory. The Filipino people have a right to know the whole truth-no embellishments-because they have been deeply hurt. (next)

Don’t Lock the People Out: ICI’s Closed Sessions Betray the Public Trust

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure’s decision to hold closed-door hearings into the Bulacan flood-control scandal is not merely disappointing; it is a dangerous abdication of the public’s right to know. The COA has exposed a gargantuan pattern of alleged theft and organized plunder in Bulacan. In response, the ICI should be inviting the public in, not shutting them out behind a bureaucratic curtain.

The ICI’s stated fear – that public proceedings might become a ‘trial by publicity’ – is both overstated and self-defeating. Transparency is not the enemy of fair process; secrecy is. When a new commission with limited powers refuses public scrutiny while investigating allegations that implicate powerful officials, it fuels the very suspicions it claims to dispel. If the ICI lacks confidence , the correct remedy is to tighten those procedures, not to keep citizens in the dark.

The ICI should commit to making its hearings public and accessible – but with safeguards designed to protect the integrity of testimony and the safety of witnesses. While we agree to disallow live streaming or broadcasting, they must publish verbatim transcripts and ‘completely verified’ exhibits within 24 hours of every session.

At the end of every hearing, the commission should hold a same day public press briefing summarizing what was covered, clarifying the status of unverified claims, and identifying next steps. This prevents misinformation from filling the vacuum.

These measures strike the balance the public demands: openness that prevents secrecy-driven impunity, and safeguards that protect fair process and personal safety. There is a larger point here. The Bulacan revelations triggered public outrage for a reason: ordinary Filipinos see their taxes turned into a slush fund for unscrupulous operators while their communities remain exposed to danger from shoddy or phantom flood-control work. The ICI’s legitimacy depends on how visibly and resolutely it counters that perception. Secrecy will only deepen mistrust and ignite street protests; visibility, combined with discipline, will build credibility.

Finally, let me be blunt: in a republic, public hearings are not a courtesy to the press; they are a safeguard for the citizenry. The people do not merely have an interest in these proceedings – they have a right to observe them. The ICI must open its doors, adopt robust safeguards against abuse, and show the nation that its investigations are about accountability, not cover-up. Anything less is a betrayal of the public trust and the promise of reform. If the commission refuses, it will invite one of two outcomes: either the very real danger of politicized spectacle, or the far worse danger of a quiet, bureaucratic burial of evidence. Neither is acceptable.

The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday allayed fears and debunked myths regarding the safety and effectiveness of contraceptives as the agency sought to encourage the public to practice family planning.

‘Until now, myths regarding contraceptives continue to flourish,’ the DOH said in a video presentation. ‘Many have become confused and afraid because of these rumors.’

Among the myths surrounding contraceptives that were pointed out by the DOH was the belief that birth control pills can cause cancer, which the agency stressed was not true.

‘Instead of causing cancer, studies have shown that [birth control] pills can help reduce the risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer,’ the DOH said, citing a report from the World Health Organization.

The DOH further noted that some people believe that taking birth control pills can lower a person’s sex drive. However, the agency pointed out that there has been no evidence to prove such claims, emphasizing that birth control pills are safe to use.

The DOH also addressed fears regarding ligation, which involves cutting or blocking a woman’s fallopian tubes, noting that some people believe that undergoing such procedure can weaken a person’s body.

‘That’s wrong. Ligation does not cause weakness or hormonal imbalance, nor does it affect a person’s sex drive or weight. It also does not involve removing a woman’s womb,’ the DOH said.

The DOH also noted that withdrawal during sexual activities do not effectively prevent pregnancies, pointing out that one out of five women who rely on such a method become pregnant within a year.

The agency said it was important to spread correct information regarding contraceptives so that couples would be aware of their options when practicing family planning, helping them attain their desired number of children and allowing women to determine the spacing of their pregnancies.

Some of these options include condoms, birth control pills and injectables, which prevent pregnancies in the short term. Long-term options, meanwhile, include implants and intrauterine devices, while permanent measures include ligation and vasectomy.

Previously, the DOH said more than 9 million women in the country were using family planning methods based on data from the agency. However, it also noted that only 0.1 percent of Filipinos have undergone vasectomy despite the measure being 99.9 percent effective in preventing pregnancy. /cb

Senator Jinggoy Estrada took a jab at the House of Representatives on Tuesday for its failure to pass a bill that would have strengthened and expanded the mandate of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).

Online streaming platforms would have been included in the MTRCB’s regulatory powers if Senate Bill No. 2805 was enacted into law.

The measure was approved by the Senate on third and final reading during the 19th Congress but its counterpart measure remained pending at the committee level in the House of Representatives.

‘So this isn’t finished yet? Nothing in the House? They’re so lazy,’ Estrada said in Filipino as he presided over the Senate subcommittee on finance’s deliberations on the proposed P221.297 million budget of the MTRCB for 2026.

The senator though noted that many industry stakeholders were also against the bill, saying it ‘impinges on a struggling film industry,’ ‘strangles creativity’ and adversely impacts ‘freedom of expression and artistic integrity.’

‘It is in this context that we shall look into your budget, together with the direction that the agency is taking with your proposed table of expenditures and programs for next year,’ Estrada said.

For 2026, MTRCB is proposing P221.297 million budget.

Of the budget proposal, Estrada noted that P165.698 million was allotted for MRTCB’s Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) and Capital Outlay which will be sourced from the board’s own revenues, and provided for under the Special Provisions.

Estrada, meanwhile, informed the MTRCB that he has filed Senate Bill No. 878 that would establish the Retained Income Fund and replace its existing sinking fund.

Under the bill filed last August, MTRCB would be allowed to retain 50 percent of its revenues to be used for its MOOE excluding payment of salaries and allowances. /cb

The Archdiocese of Cebu will witness a historic and grace-filled moment on Tuesday, Sept. 30, as Most Rev. Alberto ‘Abet’ Uy is formally installed as the fifth metropolitan archbishop of Cebu.

The solemn canonical possession and installation rites will take place at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral at 9 a.m. It is expected to draw together an extraordinary gathering of prelates from across the Philippines and beyond.

According to the Archdiocese of Cebu, among those attending are high-ranking leaders of the Catholic Church: Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines, Most Rev. Charles John Brown; Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization; Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines and Bishop of Kalookan; and Jose Cardinal Advincula, Archbishop of Manila.

Also joining are several archbishops from key ecclesiastical territories, including Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao, Archbishop Rex Andrew Alarcon of Caceres, Archbishop John Du of Palo, and Archbishop Victor Bendico of Capiz, among others. Retired archbishops, such as Archbishop Antonio Ledesma, SJ, and Archbishop Leonardo Medroso, will also grace the celebration.

Dozens of bishops from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will be present, including Bishop Precioso Cantillas, Bishop Julito Cortes of Dumaguete, Bishop Crispin Varquez of Borongan, Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara of Pasig, Bishop Dennis Villarojo of Malolos, and many more. Apostolic vicars and bishops emeriti are also expected to participate.

The installation of Uy marks a new chapter for the Archdiocese of Cebu, recognized as the cradle of Christianity in the Philippines. Cebu’s faithful, together with visiting prelates, are set to witness a moment of deep ecclesial unity as they celebrate the continuity of faith and mission in one of the country’s most historic archdioceses.

Uy was born and raised in Ubay town, Bohol. Pope Francis appointed Uy as the 7th bishop of Tagbilaran on October 13, 2016. He was consecrated on Jan. 5, 2017. /das

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved 3,770 public works projects worth P214.4 billion from unprogrammed funds in 2023 and 2024, with majority going to ‘favored regions’ now being flagged for anomalous and ghost flood control projects.

This according to ACT Teachers Representative Antonio Tinio, who said these findings directly contradicted Malacañang’s claims that the President had no role in infrastructure corruption issues.

‘To be able to fund nearly 4,000 projects from unprogrammed appropriations, the president would have had to approve them,’ he said during the plenary deliberations for the Department of Public Works and Highways’ proposed P881.3-billion budget for 2026.

He challenged Malacañang to explain the basis for the releases and to ‘stop washing its hands off the corruption allegations.’

Citing official data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) during the plenary deliberations for the Department of Public Highways’ (DPWH) 2026 budget, Tinio disclosed that the DPWH received P61.4 billion in unprogrammed funds in 2023 for 1,889 projects, and P153 billion in 2024 for 1,811 projects.

In 2023, the top regions that got the largest share in unprogrammed funds were: Central Luzon, with 283 projects worth P11.7 billion in total; Bicol with 138 projects worth P7.6 billion, and Central Visayas with 170 projects worth P7.2 billion. In 2024, Mimaropa got the lion’s share of unprogrammed funds with P29.4 billion for 201 projects, followed by Central Luzon again with P25 billion for 285 projects. Majority of the projects approved for these regions, Tinio added, were flood control projects.

‘These are interesting top three regions, as these are the ‘usual suspect’ regions now being mentioned in the flood control scandal now,’ Tinio noted, alluding to Bulacan and Oriental Mindoro provinces, which are now under scrutiny after officials discovered numerous ghost flood control projects there.

Several past and current lawmakers, particularly Senators Francis Escudero, Joel Villanueva, Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla, Jinggoy Estrada, and Nancy Binay; and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and former Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co, are accused of receiving billions in kickbacks from projects in Bulacan.

Co, meanwhile, was founder of Sunwest Inc., the firm that implemented an anomalous P289.5 million flood control project in Oriental Mindoro. He is now facing graft, malversation and falsification charges over the project.

Tinio, however, emphasized that the President could not separate himself from the issue as unprogrammed funds-or standby authorizations that can only be tapped when new revenue or loans materialize-were within the discretion of the executive.

He cited Section 35, Chapter 5, Book 6 of Executive Order No. 292, which states that expenditures from lump sum appropriations ‘shall be made in accordance with a special budget to be approved by the President.’

This is not the first time that Tinio or other lawmakers have criticized the ballooning amount of unprogrammed appropriations under the Marcos administration, especially since these are lump-sum allocations that have no line items in the General Appropriations Act (GAA).

This, Tinio stressed, has made them essentially invisible to public scrutiny-as demonstrated by the fact that no flood control project funded by unprogrammed funds were included in Malacañang’s Sumbong sa Pangulo transparency website for flood control projects.

To be able to fund infrastructure projects in this budget line, the DPWH regional and district engineering offices would have to submit requests for funding, which would be vetted by the agency’s planning services office.

The DPWH then submits a special budget request for release of funds to the DBM, which is the delegated authority by the Office of the President.

The DPWH’s sponsoring lawmaker and Surigao del Sur Rep. Romeo Momo Sr. said that the DPWH would soon release its own transparency server that would include these projects and possibly include the proponents of the project. /cb

Maynard Ngu, the billionaire behind Cherry Mobile now linked to the anomalous flood control projects, has resigned from his post as independent director at Altus Property Ventures Inc.

In a regulatory filing on Tuesday, Altus said its board of directors had accepted Ngu’s resignation effective Monday, Sept. 29.

The company noted Ngu had resigned ‘due to personal reasons.’

His departure comes just days after former Public Works Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo linked Ngu to the billion-peso flood control scandal.

According to Bernardo, he had allegedly funneled through Ngu P160 million of kickbacks supposedly meant for Sen. Francis Escudero.

Ngu, who is currently Malacañang’s special envoy to China for trade and investment, served as Altus’ independent director since 2019.

The local stock barometer broke the 6,000 barrier on Monday while the peso slipped further into the 58 level against the US dollar as alleged corruption in government flood control projects unsettled investors.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) slipped to a six-month low of 5,997.60, down by 0.49 percent, extending its losing streak to the sixth consecutive session.

This is its lowest closing value since April 7, when global markets were reacting to US President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs.

Likewise, the broader All Shares Index lost 0.23 percent, or 8.46 points, to close at 3,636.34. A total of 1.37 billion shares worth P4.72 billion changed hands, stock exchange data showed.

Investor confidence further dampened as they priced in the impact of corruption in anomalous flood control projects, said Japhet Tantiangco, research head at Philstocks Financial Inc.

Tantiangco pointed out that traders were considering the country’s economic growth prospects, ‘including inefficient public spending.’

‘Clouding the outlook’

Jonathan Ravelas, senior adviser at Reyes Tacandong and Co., said growth was ‘slowing, confidence is shaky, and corruption is clouding the outlook’ for the PSEi.

‘The fundamentals are there, but we’re not firing on all cylinders,’ Ravelas said.

Foreigners were net sellers, with outflows totaling P405.93 million. ­

‘The steep discount to our peers reflects doubt. If growth downgrades continue, the index could deteriorate further towards the 5,500 levels. The 5,800 support might not hold,’ Ravelas said.

Minutes after the market had closed, Sec. Francis Escudero delivered a privilege speech, during which he accused Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez of orchestrating a ‘zarzuela’ to redirect attention from Congressmen supposedly behind the anomalous flood control projects.

He likewise accused the former House Speaker of pushing for the ‘unconstitutional’ impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.

The services subsector saw the steepest loss as index heavyweight International Container Terminal Services Inc. lost 2.63 percent to close at P481 each.

BDO Unibank Inc. was the most actively traded stock as it shed 2.6 percent to P135 each. Others were RL Commercial REIT Inc., down 0.13 percent to P7.55; Bloomberry Resorts Corp., up 2.93 percent to P4.22; Philex Mining Corp., up 5.64 percent to P8.24; and Apex Mining Co. Inc., up 9.7 percent to P10.52 each.

Losers outnumbered gainers, 106 to 100, while 58 companies closed unchanged.

Bearish peso

The weakening peso added to the negative sentiment, said Luis Limlingan, head of sales at stock brokerage house Regina Capital Development Corp.

The peso closed at 58.145 against the dollar, down by half a centavo from Friday’s 58.10 finish, Bankers Association of the Philippines data showed.

The local currency briefly strengthened to 57.945 before paring gains. The dollar itself eased on worries about a potential government shutdown in the United States.

Traders said the flood control scandal continued to weigh heavily on sentiment.

‘A further deterioration of the currency above the 58.50 levels will accelerate the market’s fall. The close above the 58 levels marks [that] the market is already pricing the political noise,’ Ravelas said.

The peso ‘opened lower because of fewer dovish Fed expectations after US PCE (personal consumption expenditure) data came in as expected, but downside was still limited due to [local] corruption issues,’ one trader said. INQ

Celebrity couple Rocco Nacino and Melissa Gohing are set to become a family of four as they announced the latter’s pregnancy with their second child.

Nacino and Gohing revealed they are expecting through a video shared on their Instagram pages on Monday, Sept. 29.

In the clip, the couple, donning denim ensembles, are lip-synching to Britney Spears’ ‘.Baby One More Time’ while in a video shoot with their firstborn Ezren. Toward the end of the video, Nacino and Gohing exclaim ‘hit me baby one more time,’ and then the athlete opens her jacket to show her growing baby bump.

‘Hit me baby one more time. Coming soon this 2026!’ the caption read.

They also added in the video a Bible verse and wrote, ‘We prayed. He answered.’

Fellow celebrities including Carla Abellana, Valeen Montenegro, Ara Mina and Diana Zubiri celebrated the announcement as they sent congratulatory greetings to the couple via the comments section.

Nacino and Gohing had been in a relationship for three years before they got married in January 2021. The couple, who initially struggled getting pregnant due to Gohing’s polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis, welcomed Ezren Raffaello in October 2022

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