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NEWS UPDATE: Former speaker Martin Romualdez, in a statement on Saturday, November 15, says his “conscience remains clear,” adding that he won’t comment on Co’s recent statements because they “were not made under oath and do not hold water in the court of law.”

ANOTHER UPDATE: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on Saturday, November 15, dismissed former representative Zaldy Co’s accusations against him, saying that he doesn’t “want to even dignify what [Co] is saying.”
 

“If you want to talk about the storm, we’ll talk about that. I don’t want to even dignify what he is saying,” Marcos said. 

In a statement on Saturday, Presidential Communications Office Secretary Dave Gomez also refuted Co’s latest statement. 

“What he is saying is a bunch of hearsay. Sabi nito, sabi ni ano. Hindi nag rewrite ng script sa second video kahit na kanal na ‘yong una (He-said-she-said. He did not even rewrite his script for the second video even though the first one was a flop),” Gomez said.

“We continue to issue the same challenge. Come home, sign these (statements) under oath and face the music.”

Protestors of the Iglesia ni Cristo Rally for Transparency and Better Democracy are currently preparing along Roxas Blvd.

We are the hope! Let us not allow these politicians to continue the narrative that our life and future depend on them.

On her YouTube channel, Malacañang Palace Press Officer Claire Castro speaks out on Presidential Sister Senator Imee Marcos’ allegations of drug use by Bongbong and his family
https://youtube.com/watch?v=xFxvzfNXU6w

LOOK: Former budget secretary Amenah Pangadaman in a statement says she resigned from her post to uphold the integrity of public service.

"I believe this is the most honorable path to allow our nation to move forward with clarity and unity," she wrote.
Malacañang earlier said Pangandaman and former executive secretary Lucas Bersamin resigned from their posts after their departments were implicated in the flood control scandal.

Was it a reunion of corrupt politicians? 😡

Senator Imee Marcos accused her brother President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and their children of being drug addicts. https://www.rappler.com/philippines/imee-accuses-president-bongbong-liza-marcos-family-drug-addicts/

This is a very relevant case. Who is really telling the truth? Rappler kindly and regularly updates us on this. 🕯️ ❤️

Sandro denied his aunt Imee’s allegations, calling them “not only false, but dangerously irresponsible.”

“It pains me to see how low she has gone to the point that she resorts to a web of lies aimed at destabilizing this government to advance her own political ambitions,” Sandro said in a statement on Tuesday, November 18. 

Imee on Monday, November 17, claimed that her brother, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., and the First Family are “drug addicts.” She alleged that even Sandro and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos were asking her children and other relatives to use illegal drugs.

Senator Imee Marcos challenges the first family to take a hair follicle test.

"Gustong paingayan ni Sandro [Marcos] ang usap-usapang hindi ako tunay na kapatid. Magpapa-DNA test ako, magpahair follicle test sila," she said in a Facebook post on Tuesday, November 18.

Imee earlier accused her brother President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the first family of illegal drug use. Her nephew House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos has since denied the allegations.

Arroyo flags ‘attempt’ to pour flood control funds into her district
Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said there was an “attempt to allocate several hundreds of millions in flood control funds” to her district. Arroyo said that she did not propose such allocation.
“We thank the Appropriations Committee for removing it in the committee report,” Arroyo said in a Facebook post on Tuesday, November 18.
In the revised National Expenditure Program submitted by the Department of Public Works and Highways, the agency scrapped P252 million worth of locally funded flood control projects amid flood control corruption scandal.

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In question why November 30 movement will be push forward, Joaquin Buenaflor, UP Diliman University Student Council said, "It is for the future of our generation. Kailangan nang may maging accountable dahil malaki ang epekto nito sa aming mga kabataan. Sa pondo ng edukasyon, hindi kami ang nakikinabang."

Atty. Renee Co also added, "Ang nagpush ng movement na ito ay ang disparity sa funds at ang kawalan ng accountable ng mga corrupt na politicians. Napakarami ang butas sa imbestigasyon at walang nakukulong."

Activists display suitcases symbolizing alleged cash-filled bags tied to government corruption during a press conference, calling for accountability and the prosecution of all officials involved.

Dr. David San Juan, one of the organizers of Kilusang Bayan Kontra Kurakot and professor at De La Salle University, criticizes how ordinary Filipinos are jailed, flooded, and abused, while government remains silent on officials allegedly involved in corruption linked to flood control projects.

He calls on the public to stand firm: “Tama na, sobra na ang korapsyon. Tama na, sobra na — wakasan na ang dinastiyang naghahari.”

Danilo Ramos, chairperson of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas, delivered a short poetic statement during the KBKK press conference, “Magsasaka’y sadlak sa dusa, ligalig at gutom, habang tiwaling opisyal, buhay-hari at reyna. Biktima ng bagyo at kalamidad, walang subsidyo at ayuda. Magsasaka, lalahok sa protesta sa Luneta. Build-up activities bago ang atrenta. Protestang bukid at sa katubigan ay mamamalakaya." He urged broad participation in upcoming mass actions calling for accountability and an end to systemic corruption.

Teddy Casiñero, Bayan Muna representative, acknowledged the recent resignation of a government official allegedly linked to irregularities in flood control projects. He said the move was partly driven by sustained pressure from organized groups demanding accountability. However, he stressed that this is only a small step, noting that those who resigned are merely “fall guys” and not the true masterminds behind the controversy.

“Pero hindi lang mga fixer, bagman, at mga fall guys lang ang nananagot. Dapat ang pinakamalaking nakinabang. Dapat mga congressman, senador, presidente at bise presidente ang managot. Hindi puwedeng business as usual na naman; dapat may pagbabago sa pamamahala. Dapat palitan ang gobyerno,” he said, emphasizing the need for continued mobilization to achieve full accountability for the people.

JUST IN. Former senator Ralph Recto took his oath of office as acting executive secretary before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Malacañang on Wednesday, November 19.

Recto's successor in the Department of Finance, Frederick Go, also took his oath of office as acting finance secretary.

Members of the Kilusang Bayan Kontra Kurakot composed of youth groups, farmers, environmental advocates, cyclists, artists, and other sectors raise placards during a press conference calling for accountability in the alleged corruption behind flood control projects. The coalition vows continued mobilizations leading up to their November 30 protest.

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure has asked the Department of Justice to issue an immigration lookout bulletin order against several DPWH officials and directors of Sunwest Corporation, a company founded by resigned Ako Bicol Partylist representative Zaldy Co. 

See the names of the individuals named in the request below: