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Seditious former generals not exempt from legal consequences By Charles Dantes
VOL. XXXIX • NO. 248 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025
RETIRED military officers remain legally accountable to the government despite no longer being in active service, Malacañang warned yesterday.
In a press briefing, Presidential Communications Office Claire Castro stressed that retirement from service does not exempt former generals and other officers from facing consequences Next page
Jail ready for flood infra culprits DILG: 200 may be detained; Ombudsman: Probe starts this week
By Vince Lopez, Charles Dantes and Rio Araja
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HE jail facility for individuals who will be indicted for their involvement in anomalous flood control projects is now ready, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Monday said. Remulla, who inspected the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas, said he believes up to 200 people were involved in the infrastructure corruption mess. “I want to show that the BJMP (Bureau of Jail Management and Penology) is ready, the facilities are ready, that we will not back down from our obligation to fulfill our duties as in-charge of all the prisons here in the Philippines,” the Interior chief said. Malacañang, however, said the number of individuals who might be detained may go Next page
RAPS FILED WITH OMB VS. CHAVIT SINGSON NEWS / A2
FOR THE CORRUPT. Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic points to the jail cells of the new Quezon City Jail Dormitory in Payatas, Quezon City which will also be occupied by those indicted in the flood control corruption cases. The 2.4-hectare jail facility was turned over by the QC government to the BJMP in March 2022. PNA
Palace satisfied with work done by ICI in probing DPWH mess By Charles Dantes and Othel V. Campos MALACANANG on Monday expressed confidence in the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), saying it has
been functioning effectively even without additional legal powers. In the same briefing, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro clarified that the recent visit of a senior United States Embassy
official to the ICI was purely a courtesy call and not an indication of foreign involvement in the flood control probe. Meanwhile, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has expressed confidence in President Fer-
dinand Marcos Jr., saying the business community continues to believe in his integrity and supports him in his effort to stamp out corruption in the government. The Palace issued the statement Next page
Lawmakers in flood scam confess, seek Cardinal’s guidance
By Ram Superable SENATOR Francis ‘Kiko’ Pangilinan on Monday said the Senate investigation into agricultural smuggling is uncovering a vast criminal network involving Chinese syndicates and their Filipino collaborators. He compared the operation to the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) industry, describing it as a “web of corruption” that stretches across government agencies and private entities. “Just like in the POGO operations, there are Filipino accomplices involved. It is also highly likely that the imported frozen fish were originally
By Vito Barcelo CATHOLIC Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David bared that some Catholic lawmakers allegedly involved in the multi-billion peso flood scandal have approached him for moral and spiritual guidance. David made the disclosure in an interview with ABS-CBN News anchor Karmina Constantino aired on Saturday, saying that several legislators who were “bothered by their conscience” sought his counsel amid the ongoing probe into the massive flood control fund anomalies. “Some of them, at some point, get bothered by their Next page
Senate eyes Chinese, local tie-up in agri smuggling
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‘Pinoys worry about inflation, Akbayan, Tindig ask OMB corruption’ to pursue cases vs. Sara By Katrina Manubay
ALONG with Tindig Pilipinas and impeachment complainants, Akbayan Party on Monday urged the Office of the Ombudsman to take swift action against Vice President Sara Duterte for alleged misuse of confidential and intelligence funds and grave abuse of power. Akbayan Party president Rafaela David, together with Akbayan Youth chairperson Justine Balane; Tindig Pilipinas convenors Kiko Aquino Dee, Dr. Sylvia Estrada Claudio and Teresita Quintos Deles; and human rights lawyer Dino de Leon, appealed to
A SIGNIFICANT plurality of Filipino adults (48%) considers controlling the rising prices of basic goods and services to be the top national concern, followed by fighting corruption in the government (31%) as a notable new entrant to the top five national concerns for the first time in OCTA’s survey series. In the latest Tugon ng Masa (TNM) survey, results showed that the call to fight corruption is more pronounced in
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By Rio N. Araja
INVESTIGATE VP SARA. Leaders of Akbayan Party and Tindig Pilipinas present copies of a letter they
submitted to the Ombudsman yesterday, asking it to initiate an investigation into the alleged fund misuse of Vice President Sara Duterte. Manny Palmero