International Law Expert Defends Minority Report on Flood Control Scam Probe

Bong Revilla's déjà vu at Sandiganbayan: From pork barrel to flood control

Former senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. knows the Sandiganbayan like an old friend. He had been there a couple of times before for his pork barrel cases, where he secured acquittals. And in less than a decade, the former lawmaker returned to the anti-graft court for a new set of cases that once again stem from corruption allegations. Everything went fast for Revilla, a former senator who lost his reelection bid in 2025. The Office of the Ombudsm…

International law expert defends minority report on flood control scam probe

INTERNATIONAL law expert Dr. Melissa Loja on Thursday said the Senate should not dismiss the minority report on the investigation of the flood control scam, since doing so runs counter to the history, traditions, and ethical framework of the Philippine Senate.Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson’s criticized the Minority Report, saying that it undermined the authority and collective work of the Blue Ribbon Committee. He described it as disrespectful to th…

Convicted persons in flood control mess to be detained in Sablayan penal farm

Personalities who will be found guilty over anomalous flood control projects will be detained at the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Mindoro Occidental, according to Manny Vargas' report on Super Radyo dzBB.

Flood control convicts may be detained in Mindoro — BuCor chief

When asked during an interview if there is a facility for the individuals convicted of the flood control scandal during the National Jail Decongestion Summit on Wednesday, January 21, BuCor Chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. said that the Sablayan penal facility in Mindoro may be used to hold them.