Senator slams infra budget manipulation
‘We must fix what happened in the past. And if cases have to be filed, let’s file the cases.’
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‘We must fix what happened in the past. And if cases have to be filed, let’s file the cases.’
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday, 19 August, ordered an intensive technical and financial audit of the collapsed dike in Naujan,…
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Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri called out the persistent manipulation of infrastructure budgets, particularly for flood control projects, and demanded full…
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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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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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Mystery surrounds the apprehension by police of a 19-year-old man in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA on 4 June allegedly for overspeeding.
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Supporting local businesses is vital, but it should not overshadow the need for transparency and integrity in public works.
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‘Things were done cheaply and not completed.’
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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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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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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. lashed out at the misuse of public funds and negligence in government infrastructure projects after personally inspecting…
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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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Christopher "Bong" Go denies allegations linking him to a flood control project contract reportedly acquired by his family’s business, insisting he has no…
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Former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao pleaded not guilty Thursday in a P4.16-billion graft case related to…
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