#FactsFirstPH 联盟谴责参议员罗丹特·马可莱塔（Rodante Marcoleta）在涉及防洪工程腐败调查时，指控记者为“拿钱办事”的雇佣笔杆子。
该联盟于6月6日在马尼拉发表声明。声明指出，这些言论毫无证据，旨在抹黑揭露政府腐败的媒体。该团体强调，此类言论损害了新闻业的信誉，并为滥用资金且逃脱惩罚创造了条件。声明还补充说，这些言论危及了那些在调查腐败过程中本已面临风险的记者。联盟对一位民选官员散布虚假信息的行为表示失望，并呼吁在国家面临史上最大腐败丑闻之际，各界应给予记者和事实核查人员更多支持。
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Senators allied with Alan Peter Cayetano conducted a Blue Ribbon committee hearing on flood control anomalies on June 4 despite objections from the Senate majority bloc led by Win Gatchalian.
Malacañang has shrugged off the coalition launched on Sunday by allies of the Duterte family. The Reform Alliance for Good Governance and Accountability, or RAGE Coalition, led by Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte, unites political forces aligned with the Dutertes amid government challenges like anomalous infrastructure projects and soaring fuel prices. Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said President Marcos will not be swayed by personal grudges or ambitions.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson said President Marcos will not be spared from the Senate probe into the multibillion-peso flood control scandal if evidence points to him. However, unsworn allegations against the president on social media hold no legal weight. Lacson is preparing a 'Chairman's Progress Report' to resume hearings.
A coalition of activists filed a graft complaint with the Ombudsman on Monday, March 30, against former undersecretaries Adrian Bersamin and Trygve Olaivar over an alleged multibillion-peso kickback scheme in flood control projects. The complaint draws from testimonies by former DPWH undersecretary Roberto Bernardo. The Ombudsman is also investigating them for plunder conspiracy.
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The Presidential Communications Office has again asked the Department of Justice to investigate and file legal action against three Facebook pages spreading disinformation about the president's health. The PCO endorsed the accounts to the DOJ on Wednesday, April 15. The DOJ said it will refer the matter to the National Bureau of Investigation.