This is an AI-generated summary based on recent coverage. It was last updated on Wed, January 7, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Recent developments on Joel Villanueva
Senator Joel Villanueva and former senator Ramon Revilla Jr. have filed their respective counter-affidavits with the Department of Justice (DOJ) concerning graft and corruption charges related to flood control projects in Bulacan.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has recommended criminal and administrative charges against 87 individuals in connection with a flood control corruption scandal.
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is reconsidering its plan to file referrals against three senators implicated in flood control anomalies, following the submission of a new affidavit by former Public Works Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo.
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will recommend charges against at least five senators over alleged irregularities in flood control projects.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. vowed that individuals suspected of involvement in anomalous flood control projects will face jail time before Christmas, stating they "won't have a Merry Christmas."
Chief presidential legal counsel Juan Ponce Enrile is in the intensive care unit (ICU) for pneumonia, according to his daughter Katrina Ponce Enrile.
Business and civil society groups are calling for greater transparency from the Ombudsman following the revelation of a reversed ruling against Senator Joel Villanueva regarding alleged PDAF misuse.
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson is set to be reelected as chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee next week.
The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has amended its second referral to the Office of the Ombudsman, adding three former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) engineers, namely Henry Alcantara, Brice Hernandez, and Jaypee Mendoza, along with four other individuals to its investigation into flood control irregularities.
The Office of the Ombudsman has released documents concerning past complaints filed against Senator Joel Villanueva for alleged misuse of his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).