DPWH confirms Bulacan’s ‘ghost’ flood control projects
The chief of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has confirmed the existence of so-called “ghost” flood control projects in several towns in…
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The chief of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has confirmed the existence of so-called “ghost” flood control projects in several towns in…
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During a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on flood control projects, Senator Rodante Marcoleta questioned the role and visibility of the River Basin…
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‘Every peso we borrow is invested in productive projects that deliver real benefits to Filipinos. We will make sure that the economy will continue to outgrow…
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A thinly capitalized contractor that was one of the 15 firms President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. identified as cornering P100 billion worth of projects within three…
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The House of Representatives kicked off deliberations on the proposed P6.793 trillion national budget for next year on Monday, marked by a heated exchange…
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For Marcos, AKAP is not merely a line item to strike out; it is a litmus test.
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The proposal to make the budget process transparent was contained in several previous bills that did not even reach the committee report level.
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Department of Finance (DoF) Secretary Ralph Recto on Monday urged lawmakers to exercise fiscal discipline during deliberations on the 2026 national budget,…
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‘Things were done cheaply and not completed.’
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The House Committee on Appropriations could go as far as proposing budget cuts to agencies with low utilization rates to fund the chamber’s so-called pet…
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The ampaw project in Calumpit, Bulacan in which the substandard structure was not hidden from President Marcos was just the tip of the iceberg.
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Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando announced Sunday that he will issue an executive order requiring all flood control projects in the province to be reviewed and…
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‘We must perform well. We cannot ask for more resources if we fail to deliver.’
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While the budget is failing to contribute meaningfully to eradicating poverty, the sharks in Congress had more than their fill of pork after they sliced up and…
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The defunding of the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program (AKAP) has not discouraged the backers of the notorious program as members of the House of…
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The uncomfortable truth laid bare by this necessary infrastructure is that even the mightiest pumps are rendered impotent by the smallest acts of citizen…
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President Marcos had expressed surprise, saying all projects can’t cost exactly P100 million each.
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