FACT CHECK: Video shows DPWH Engr. Tamayo escorted by security, NOT Zaldy Co
A video circulating online claims to show former Ako Bicol Partylist representative Zaldy Co surrounded by authorities after he was arrested. This is false.
Tag Archives: Corruption
Corruption, disasters worsen inequalities between Filipino rich and poor
"The flood control projects worth billions and billions of pesos could have saved so many lives if it had gone to our public hospitals, to PhilHealth benefits. It could have saved so many young children from dying of malnutrition."
Lessons from acquittals in 2013 PDAF scam
It is crucial to keep in check that the appropriate cases are filed with sufficient material and testimonial evidence to ensure conviction and that court proceedings will not last years, or even decades.
Students’ walkout shows rising anger over corruption
Students are walking out of their classrooms to the streets to deliver their message to those in power: Stop corruption. Punish the guilty.
Trillion peso march’s message: Parusahan ang nangurakot
Dubbed the Trillion Peso March, Filipinos across four generations—Baby Boomers to Gen Z—gathered at Luneta and EDSA Shrine to protest the massive misuse of public funds through corrupt infrastructure projects and demand accountability from officials.
Where do we go from here?
Mr. president, the people are watching with eagle eyes and eagerly waiting for more decisive actions from your end.
FACT CHECK: Video of protest action in Kenya PASSED OFF as ‘EDSA’ rally in PH
Amid several anti-corruption rallies this September, yet another video supposedly showing a protest action in the Philippines is circulating online. This is false. The video was taken in Kenya in 2024.
Marcos goes after corrupt public works officials, contractors: ‘Mahiya naman kayo!’
President Marcos, in his fourth SONA, acknowledged the disappointment over his administration’s performance and vowed to go after corrupt public works officials and contractors over substandard and incomplete flood control projects that caused severe flooding in the past week.
Heidi Mendoza: Running a national campaign with no machinery, little money, but… with sound sleep
Former COA commissioner Heidi Mendoza is bringing her fight against corruption to the Senate, but vows her end goal is to be a public servant, not a politician.
Emmanuel “Pacman” Pacquiao
Running under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Senate slate, Manny Pacquiao vows fight corruption and implement reforms to address poverty, health and education.
