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15/09/2026

Bring Harry home! Miss na siya nina Marcoleta & Jinggoy. 🥺

“Harrynawa, mahuli na ang Tarantago.” 🙏🏽

14/09/2026

Ikulong niyo na ‘to.

PGH Director Dr. Gerardo “Gap” D. Legaspi said former House Speaker Martin Romualdez may be discharged, in response to a question from Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Ronald Moreno.

Legaspi also said that Romualdez’s risk of heart attack and stroke is not very high. | via Maki Pulido/GMA News

Visit gmanetwork.com/news for more updates.

12/09/2026

Lord, follow up lang po namin yung wish ni Ms. Kara. 😇

happy bday maem! sana matupad pa rin wish mo ✨

08/09/2026

08/09/2026

“Kaya oo, imbestigahan ang flood-control scandal hanggang dulo. Kaladkarin ang lahat ng dapat kaladkarin. Pero huwag nating linisin ang imahe ng mga taong matagal nang umiikot sa parehong sistema na pinagmulan ng kabulukan. Dahil ang korapsyon walang pinipiling kulay, kampo, o economic team. Hindi porke naka-barong at marunong magsalita ng macroeconomics, biglang nabinyagan na sa kabanalan.”

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BAGO GAWING MALINIS ANG KAMAY NI BEN DIOKNO, BALIKAN MUNA NATIN ANG RESIBO.

Habang galit tayong lahat sa flood-control corruption ngayon, huwag nating kalimutan na si Benjamin Diokno ang Budget Secretary ni Rodrigo Duterte noong sumabog ang mga tanong tungkol sa bilyun-bilyong infrastructure allocations sa Sorsogon. Hindi ito tsismis na pinulot lang sa comment section. Umabot ito sa House investigations, budget hearings, at pambansang balita. Ibig sabihin, may sapat na usok para hindi tayo magpanggap na walang apoy.

Noong 2018, kinuwestiyon ang humigit-kumulang ₱10 bilyong infrastructure allocation sa Sorsogon. Mas malala, may mga proyektong nagkakahalaga ng nasa ₱550 milyon na naiuugnay sa joint ventures na konektado sa mga in-laws ni Diokno. Ganyan talaga sa Pilipinas: kapag ordinaryong tao, bawal ang conflict of interest. Kapag makapangyarihan, biglang “coincidence” lang. Parang anghel na bumaba mula langit at aksidenteng sa kamag-anak napunta ang proyekto.

May ₱385 milyon ding flood-control funding sa Casiguran na naging sentro ng kontrobersiya. Iyan ang nakakatawa sa gobyerno natin: sa bansang halos buwan-buwan binabaha, laging may pera para sa flood control pero parang allergic ang baha sa pagkawala. Ang nawawala hindi ang tubig kundi ang pera. Kaya tama lang na balikan ang mga pondong ito, dahil hindi naman lumulutang ang mga budget line nang kusa na parang dahon sa estero.

At hindi lang iyan. May ₱75.5 bilyon na dagdag sa proposed 2019 DPWH budget na naging malaking isyu rin. Kung tutuusin, sa laki ng halagang iyan, hindi na iyan simpleng “adjustment.” Iyan iyong tipong numero na kapag narinig ng ordinaryong Pilipino, mapapaisip ka kung budget pa ba iyan o reunion ng lahat ng contractor sa bansa. Tayo kasi sanay na sa bilyon-bilyon sa balita, pero sa totoo lang, bawat bilyon ay ospital, classroom, bahay, drainage, gamot, at pagkain na puwedeng napunta sa taumbayan.

Pagdating naman sa panahon niya sa BSP, nadagdagan pa ang ingay sa paligid ng kanyang pangalan dahil sa ₱1.75-bilyong National ID contract issue. Ibig sabihin, hindi ito isolated na intriga na minsang lumitaw at namatay. May pattern ng kontrobersiya, may trail ng tanong, at may matagal nang dahilan para hindi siya buhatin bilang malinis na patron ng good governance.

Kaya oo, imbestigahan ang flood-control scandal hanggang dulo. Kaladkarin ang lahat ng dapat kaladkarin. Pero huwag nating linisin ang imahe ng mga taong matagal nang umiikot sa parehong sistema na pinagmulan ng kabulukan. Dahil ang korapsyon walang pinipiling kulay, kampo, o economic team. Hindi porke naka-barong at marunong magsalita ng macroeconomics, biglang nabinyagan na sa kabanalan.

Sa Pilipinas, mahilig tayong maghanap ng bagong bayani kada bagong kontrabida. Pero minsan ang totoo, nagpapalit lang tayo ng narrator, hindi ng kuwento.

At habang hindi natin inaayos ang memorya natin, paulit-ulit lang tayong lolokohin ng mga taong ang specialty ay public service sa harap, public circus sa likod.

Sources:

GMA News Online. (2018, December 15). At least P500M infrastructure projects had links to Diokno’s in-laws—Andaya. GMA News Online. https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/678283/at-least-p500m-infrastructure-projects-had-links-to-diokno-s-in-laws-andaya/story/

Colcol, E. (2019, January 3). Engineer admits requesting P385-M flood control funds for Casiguran, Sorsogon. GMA News Online. https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/680262/engineer-admits-requesting-p385-m-flood-control-funds-for-casiguran-sorsogon/story/

Cordero, T. (2018, December 12). Diokno: P75B augmentation in DPWH’s 2019 budget is not an insertion. GMA News Online. https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/677892/diokno-p75b-augmentation-in-dpwh-s-2019-budget-is-not-an-insertion/story/

Lalu, G. P. (2021, January 20). Graft complaint filed vs Diokno, other BSP execs for P1.75-B contract for IDs. INQUIRER.net. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1386283/diokno-other-bsp-officials-face-graft-complaints-in-relation-to-philippine-id-cards

08/09/2026

Ibang level talaga, para bang alam na niya na aarrestuhin siya kaya nag check-in na sa hotel, I mean sa ospital.

07/09/2026

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07/09/2026

“Leyte’s flood control infrastructure remains subpar, with the region continuously experiencing flash flooding every year. Budgets get approved fast, flash floods kill faster, while justice takes years.”

The Office of the Ombudsman has filed plunder charges against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, former Ako Bicol party-list Representative Zaldy Co, and several others over an alleged flood control kickback scheme.

Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano personally filed the cases before the Sandiganbayan, confirming that the anti-graft court had received the complaints. The respondents include Romualdez, Co, a private individual, and the president of Samchan Foreign Exchange Corporation, which investigators allege was used to conceal Romualdez’s beneficial ownership of high-value properties.

According to the Ombudsman’s supplemental complaint, Romualdez unlawfully amassed ill-gotten wealth amounting to ₱56 billion between 2022 and 2025. His legal counsel, Ade Fajardo, countered that the Ombudsman lacked credible witnesses, citing the recantations of Orly Guteza and several former aides of Co who previously testified about delivering large sums of money to Romualdez.

The Ombudsman, however, maintained that recantations do not erase prior sworn statements and said both original and retracted testimonies would be weighed as evidence. Clavano earlier noted that the Ombudsman had 42 witnesses, including 28 new ones and 14 former bodyguards of Co. Former public works secretary Manuel Bonoan was also identified as a possible witness in the broader case alleging defraudment of the national treasury.

The cases are set to be raffled to a Sandiganbayan division, which will determine whether probable cause exists to issue arrest warrants against the respondents.

We have also gathered information from a source close to the House of Representatives indicating that Romualdez’s camp is prepared should a warrant be issued within the week. Contingency measures are reportedly in place to respond swiftly to any legal developments.

Leyte’s flood control infrastructure remains subpar, with the region continuously experiencing flash flooding every year. Budgets get approved fast, flash floods kill faster, while justice takes years.

07/09/2026

Assistant National Statistician Marizza Grande confirms that 32 individuals on the OVP list and 5 on the DepEd list—who allegedly received confidential funds—already have death certificates in PSA. | via Victoria Tulad, ABS-CBN News