“He is involved in every step of the budget process, and his recent pronouncement about the bicam underscores his absolute power on how the budget will be finalized,” BAYAN said.
“Every overpriced project and every destroyed mangrove tells a story of injustice against farmers and fisherfolk. The Marcos government must be held accountable for both human rights violations and corruption against the poor.” Manalo said.
“It is only evident through this desperate act of the PNP that they are the one causing distress and terror in the community,” the media group said in a statement on Tuesday.
According to sources, the bridge was reportedly conceptualized by former DPWH secretary Sen. Mark Villar as a “gift project” for his wife, Social Welfare undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar, daughter of Cagayan Governor Edgar “Egay” Aglipay.
A handful of firms cornered a disproportionate number of contracts of the flood control projects in Isabela, data from Sumbong sa Pangulo showed, raising questions about concentration, political links, and possible conflicts of interest in government procurement.
Surveillance and harassment by government agents intensified against an international mission investigating climate injustice and militarism in the Philippines on the fourth day of their probe.
The victims’ kin said they vehemently disagree with the IBP because the honoree killed thousands without remorse. “We consider this a blasphemy to our grief and quest for justice,” they said.
Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan-PNE) condemned Woogle’s petition as intimidation in an attempt to silence widespread opposition to the company’s operations.
The military and suspected government intelligence agents hounded delegates of an international solidarity mission on its second day in various locations in Southern Tagalog.
“What good is an investigation when the very budget being approved today perpetuates the mechanisms that enable corruption? The Marcos administration’s anti-corruption rhetoric is exposed as hollow posturing when confronted with the reality of ₱696 billion in presidential and congressional pork barrel allocations in this budget.”
