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No big fish? Confidence eroding in government inquiry into corruption scandal
At a news briefing in Malacañang last Nov. 13, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed that the “big fish” behind the flood control scandal would be jailed before Christmas. —PHOTO FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
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January 5, 2026February 19, 2026News

No big fish? Confidence eroding in government inquiry into corruption scandal

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With no apparent result in the Palace’s promise to jail ranking officials “before Christmas,” one more lawmaker has expressed loss of confidence in the government’s sincerity in unraveling the corruption scandal involving the multibillion-peso plunder of taxpayer money. “I no longer believe that the government is sincere in uncovering the truth behind the flood control...

On the cusp of 2026, where are we at in the corruption scandal?
An unfinished flood control project in Tagbac, Jaro District in Iloilo City —PHOTO BY ARNOLD ALMACEN
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December 30, 2025December 31, 2025Opinion

On the cusp of 2026, where are we at in the corruption scandal?

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Catalina Cabral died under mysterious circumstances on Dec. 18 and Rossana Fajardo has quit the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) effective today, Dec. 30. Where are we at in the inquiry into the corruption scandal involving the institutionalized looting of public coffers?  Christmas has come and gone and the new year approaches on winged feet,...