When audits are bought: Inside the DPWH scam
‘The rules are not lacking. What’s lacking is the courage to enforce them. If even the auditors can be bought, and the bidding is rigged from the start, then…
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‘The rules are not lacking. What’s lacking is the courage to enforce them. If even the auditors can be bought, and the bidding is rigged from the start, then…
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Slowly but surely, despite the desperate spinning of pro-Duterte trolls and the attempted coverups by their allies in Congress, the names and the numbers are…
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The SoNA claim of completed projects was based on Department of Public Works and Highways reports, which later proved to be fictitious, incomplete, or poorly…
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A nationwide transport strike will be held on 18 September to protest alleged corruption within the Department of Public Works and Highways.
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It turns out Pinoy showbiz is concretely affected by the shenanigans of the Discaya couple, as infrastructure builders who are allegedly adept at…
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Senate Committee on Games and Amusement Chairperson Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday raised concerns over the role of casinos in the corruption scandal involving…
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Secretary Vince Dizon was urged Sunday to bring in a new breed of professionals to cleanse the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of entrenched…
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To strip away the politics and get down to the mechanics, the Daily Tribune sought out the voices rarely heard: those DPWH engineers who design, build, and…
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Although there is a seeming commitment to hold everyone liable, the magnitude and complexity of the issue would not allow that.
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If the DPWH continues to conflate the warranty period with the warranty security or bond, it risks creating false expectations among the public.
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Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Sunday said the Philippine National Police (PNP) is ready to provide…
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The Philippines on Saturday named the first members of an independent commission tasked with investigating a spiraling scandal into bogus flood control…
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While the corruption case being discussed in the Philippines today may trigger protests, they are unlikely to be violent like the recent cases.
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We did not know the extent of the corruption until President Marcos Jr. discovered the anomalies occurring at the Department of Public Works and Highways.
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Often slipping into remarks over recent sensational news headlines and social media posts on the grand larceny of flood control funds, the cynicism has become…
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Malacañang on Saturday named several personalities who would form part of the government’s Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), tasked with probing…
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Davao City — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Davao responded to a recent congressional hearing by releasing data on infrastructure…
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police will provide added manpower to assist the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)…
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