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Banner collage photo of Senator Chiz Escudero and Senator Rodante Marcoleta and new Senate President Vicente Tito Sotto III.
The Philippines 
September 13, 2025September 16, 2025

The latest Senate coup is good news for those seeking truth in the Flood Control Scam saga

Posted By: Louie Encabo 849 Views Brice Hernandez, Chiz Escudero, Curlee Discaya, department of public works and highways, featured, flood control projects in the Philippines, Flood Control Scam, jinggoy estrada, joel villanueva, ping lacson, Sarah Discaya, Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, senate of the philippines, tito sotto

While all eyes were on the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the Flood Control Scam scandal, a shake-up happened in Congress’ so-called upper

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Banner collage photo of the Department of Public Works and Highways building and a flood in Metro Manila Philippines
The Philippines 
August 26, 2025September 5, 2025

Rather than flood control, we need to be worried about “greed control” instead

Posted By: Louie Encabo 758 Views bongbong marcos, corruption in the Philippines, department of public works and highways, DPWH, featured, flood control projects in the Philippines, Sarah Discaya, St Timothy Construction

When a barrage of typhoons battered the Philippines in July, Filipinos braced for the inevitable flooding. What they did not expect however, was that

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