Untouchable budget queen?
Trillions of pesos don’t vanish because a hundred million Filipinos blinked away; they vanish because one person signs yes.
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Trillions of pesos don’t vanish because a hundred million Filipinos blinked away; they vanish because one person signs yes.
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has spent P3.8 billion on more than 100 flood control projects in Cebu City since 2022, the agency announced…
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A request by DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon to freeze assets of those involved in flood-control anomalies has resulted in swift action by the BSP and the AMLC. ‘We…
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Despite missing the podium in the World Championships recently in Liverpool, England, the Philippine men’s boxing team remains upbeat that it will fare better…
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When asked why so many flood-control structures collapse, crack, or fail long before their design life, engineers from the Department of Public Works and…
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‘We will not allow this kind of substandard work to continue. The officials and contractors involved will face charges.’
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To follow the rules mechanically, without recognizing their abuse, would reward political maneuvering and punish merit.
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Our Congress is full of dynastic families, and while some of the younger ones cannot yet be judged on their abilities or leadership, it makes people wonder if…
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Instead of Build Better More, the BBM slogan in the final half of the Marcos administration would be Build Better and Mandate reforms.
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) have moved decisively to freeze assets of officials and contractors…
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Turning one into a state witness requires meeting specific criteria — including being the least guilty.
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has dismissed three of its officials in connection with the controversial flood control projects in Bulacan.
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Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Monday said he is ready to sign a waiver to open his bank accounts.
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Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has raised alarm bells over what she called one of the biggest infrastructure scandals to hit the city in years — billions of…
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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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