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Lawmakers cry foul over inclusion in PACC corruption list, ready to submit to probe Updated Dec 29, 2020 5:15:00 PM enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 29) — Incumbent lawmakers and a former congressman linked by President Rodrigo Duterte to alleged corruption denied the accusations on Tuesday, saying they are ready to face investigations to prove their innocence. Despite admitting that there is "no hard evidence" against the lawmakers, Duterte on Monday proceeded to read nine names included in the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission's list of solo...

THE eight lawmakers named by President Rodrigo Duterte late Monday landed on the list of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) allegedly for various anomalies, including ghost projects in Occidental Mindoro and a new road that crumbled in Quezon province. The President cited the PACC report on alleged corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) when he ticked off the names of the lawmakers and their “misdeeds.” The report linked Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine Ramirez-Sato to ghost projects in her district, Quezon Rep. Angelina Tan to an anomalous road ...

Duterte signs P4.5-T national budget for 2021 By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News Published December 28, 2020 6:25pm Updated December 28, 2020 7:20pm President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed into law the P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021. Duterte signed the General Appropriations Act of 2021 before some members of Congress such as Senate President Vicente Sotto III and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco in Malacañang. LOOK: President Rodrigo Duterte signs P4.5-T national budget for 2021 in the presence of some lawmakers from both houses of Congress. @gmanews Next year’s budget is ex...

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) In a televised address Monday night, the President also identified several Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineers allegedly involved in irregularities and sought their removal from their posts. The list of names were given to the President by the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) which recently initiated a probe on the alleged corruption in the DPWH. Before reading the names in public, the President made clear that the inclusion in the PACC list does not mean “condemnation or indictmen...

Duterte bares names of congressmen, congresswomen linked to corruption By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News Published December 28, 2020 9:55pm Updated December 29, 2020 8:39am President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night bared the names of House members who have been linked to alleged corruption related to infrastructure projects. Duterte also relieved from their posts district engineers of the Department of Public Works and Highways who are involved in the corrupt practices alleged before the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission. The House members named by Duterte were:     Occident...