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Corruption Probe: Who Is Roberto Bernardo and why Is the Senate questioning him?

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
WHO is Roberto Bernardo, and why is the Senate interested in him? The former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary has emerged as a key figure in the Senate’s probe into the multi-billion-peso flood control corruption scandal, with lawmakers pointing to his role in the careers of district engineers now implicated in questionable […]
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Lacson: Congressional Insertions ‘original sin’ in multi-billion-peso flood control scam

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
(UPDATE) SEN. Panfilo Lacson on Monday declared that Congress itself was the “original sin” behind the multi-billion-peso flood control corruption scandal, blaming budget insertions for creating conditions that allowed anomalous projects and kickbacks to flourish. “If there were no insertions, corrupt officials would have nothing to exploit,” said Lacson, who is leading the Senate Blue […]
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Fossil fuel production plans clash with climate goals, study finds

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
PARIS — Countries are still planning to increase production of fossil fuels to levels incompatible with global commitments on climate change, according to new research published on Monday. The report compiled by more than 50 international researchers compares fossil fuel expansion against the goals of the Paris climate accord, and found a chasm between promises […]
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Quezon City Awards P1M to Top 9 Filipino startups for innovation and growth

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
THE Quezon City government has revealed the Top 9 finalists out of nearly 70 applicants in the Filipino startups under the professional category. Mayor Joy Belmonte, who personally congratulated the finalists, told The Manila Times on Monday that each of them would receive P1 million in financial grants from the local government, aside from hands-on […]
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Cardinal opposes Vice Ganda’s view on death penalty for corrupt officials

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
CATHOLIC Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David on Monday called out Vice Ganda’s approval of the death penalty for corrupt officials. In a Facebook post entitled “Thanks, Vice but…,” David stood with the church’s stance on capital punishment. “I understand the outrage and the demand for serious accountability. But the […]
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Philippines reallocates P255 billion from DPWH 2026 budget for social programs

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
THE House Committee on Appropriations’ subcommittee on budget amendments review on Monday started the process of reallocating the P255 billion that the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) removed from its 2026 budget. “Our colleagues and our countrymen watching now can see that this is the blank excel sheet that we will complete piece […]
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President Marcos Jr. open to scrutiny over campaign contributions

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 23, 2025
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to scrutiny following a Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) report that he was among those who received millions of pesos in campaign contributions from contractors during the 2022 elections, Malacañang said Monday. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) should be allowed to review […]
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