DPWH exec who tried to bribe lawmaker suspended

August 26, 2025

NEVER FORGOTTEN President Marcos on Monday leads the nation in commemorating National Heroes' Day by offering a wreath at the "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" at Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City. In his speech, the President asked Filipinos to safeguard freedom and fight corruption. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ

Hi there. DPWH exec who tried to bribe lawmaker suspended

Batangas First District Engineer Abelardo Calo is accused of attempting to bribe Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste with "a little more than P3 million" to stop probes into infrastructure irregularities.

Sen. Ping Lacson said the bribery attempt on a lawmaker by a DPWH engineer shows that the agency's officials have become "bagmen" and "legmen" of powerful, influential contractors.

The arrest of a businessman who allegedly passed himself off as a Filipino and even got appointed to the PH Coast Guard has raised Sen. Risa Hontiveros' suspicion: Is he another Alice Guo?

Big day for PH sports: Alex Eala made tennis history at the 2025 US Open, becoming the first Filipino to win a Grand Slam main-draw match in the Open Era, stunning 14th seed Clara Tauson.

"The floods are a metaphor. We are drowning in what we allowed to rise: impunity, cynicism, and silence," says Segundo Romero in Opinion. "If we only focus on the villains, we forget the heroes."

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