Ombudsman readies charges for preliminary investigation vs alleged leaders in flood control scandal ahead of SONA

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Ombudsman file cases for preliminary investigation

Monday will the fifth SONA of the PBBM regime;   only 2 legislation for this year vs 50 or so planned.  What a legislatie achievement for a body with a trillion budget.   

Perhaps too will be the announcement that the administration has taken punitive steps vs flood control sheniggans... And so before Monday SONA, the Ombudsman is a hasty manner has filed a 104 page complaint vs the President's relative and Z Co so that a preliminary investigation.   And as usual the legal team of the said party has said the congressman is ready to face the charges.  And the PR legal stance is that the good legislator is in no way connected to the corruption charges.   

Why just now before the SONA?  For its PR effect?

And the guess is he will get away with it... What do you think.?

In the meantime enjoy watching the horrendous flood videos and pictures....Why did this happen.?  Blame climate change?   Well zillions were budgetted for this allegedly to mitigate the flooding dire consequences.    Despite the huge budget running into billions, were there scientific and serious studies, plans vs the flood and recognizign that some 20 typhoons visit the country annually and that climate change has made them more severe?

Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on flood control projects stopped, Sen Panfilo Lacson chairman resigns as head of the committee

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The Senate blue ribbon committee under Sen Ping Lacson has announced the cancellation of its future hearings.  He has likewise resigned.   

Many speculate reaons for the halting  of the proceedings:

1.  The hearings has implicated many fellow senators, some of them inescapably;

2.  The evidence points only to one direction -- to the top as many have speculated all along

Were these all for a show to placate the masses.?  Is it not going to backfire?

Flood Control Projects to be investigated

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Will crackdown on POGOs and its banning lead to elimination of SCAM activites in the country

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Despite the compulsory order by a law on SIM registration, scams and other online crimes or crimes via texxt persisted. 

The POGOS were suspected of carrying out these scams.   Will the current crackdown and announcement of PBBM to permanentlhy ban POGO lead to elimination of scams via cp and compputers?     

Investigation on new Senate Building at BGC - do we need a very expensive Senate Building?

It is more fun criticizing The new Senate building construction is reported to be under investigageion and thus stopped. Why do we need such an expensive building?

Too much time and energy for Legislative hearing and inquiry

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There seems to be too much time too much energy by our Legislature for hearings and inquiries.  A lot of peoples money being wasted for grandstanding and media mileage (because the 2025 election is near?

We could be better off leaving the investigation to the bodies in charge of investigation like DOJ, NBI, the prosecutors who are specialized in this job.  Less wrong rubbing of feathers, less embarrassment, more time for positive tasks and energy

Can we?

Food Security in the Philippines

The big fuss over the övepriced PPE and other supplies

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At the start of pandemic, this office ordered face mask at P220 a box; if I recall we ordered 20 boxes.

Hindsight now, the face mask can be bought for P5@ or P50.00 a box, or even at P40.00 at Lazada

I was being kidded for overpricing.   

There were no available supplies then and if there were, the prices were really high.  Now that supplies have increased, the demand tapered off, local manufacturers are now available,, prices have nose dived.

Disposable PPE used to cost P700.00 each.  It can be had for P135.00 now.    

And so dear Senators, since most of you have political ambitions and politics is thick in the air, the line of inquiry indeed is suspect