Bonoan, whistleblowers slate Jinggoy face-off
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan and other alleged whistleblowers are expected to testify in the plunder case…
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Topic
Flood Control
Flood-control projects, infrastructure audits, and accountability reporting on drainage and anti-flood spending in the Philippines.
Witness: Martin received cash ‘maletas’
The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court is hearing the case in which Navidad, Villalon, Buduan, and other witnesses have testified on the alleged movement of cash…
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Ombudsman’s receipts
The warning against paid comments and fake accounts is right, and it binds the Office to stay well clear of such tactics itself.
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NBI submits findings on Sara Duterte’s properties, Davao flood control projects
The NBI has submitted findings to the Ombudsman and DOJ on Vice President Sara Duterte's properties and alleged anomalies in Davao flood control projects,…
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‘Boying’ marks first year as Ombudsman
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla marked his first year in office by reporting 39 criminal cases linked to infrastructure and flood control anomalies, with…
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NBI to refer Sara properties, Davao flood project findings to Ombudsman, DOJ
The NBI is set to submit findings to the Ombudsman and DOJ on alleged irregularities in Vice President Sara Duterte's property declarations and Davao flood…
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DPWH probes Pampanga flood control damage
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will investigate damage to the San Mateo Flood Control Project in Arayat, Pampanga, after finding a…
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DPWH to investigate damaged portion of San Mateo Flood Control in Arayat
The DPWH is investigating damages to the San Mateo Flood Control Project in Arayat, Pampanga, including collapsed roads and damaged sheet piles. Officials aim…
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Investigator forgot his own rules
That’s the danger of ‘kuryente.’ It’s rarely a completely fake story, but usually something stripped of context.
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Investment Ombudsman, anyone?
An economy built on padded contracts, ghost projects, and kickbacks is not a strong economy. It is running on borrowed time.
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Before the next flood
Filipinos least able to recover live beside flood-prone creeks, beneath bridges or in makeshift houses that insurance companies would hesitate to cover.
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Deja debt
Debt is not inherently dangerous when it builds something that generates more value than it costs. The danger comes when the money is stolen along the way.
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PBBM to Dizon: Deploy nature-based coastal defenses
President Marcos orders the DPWH to adopt hybrid and nature-based flood control solutions, including bamboo stilt systems, to address flooding and storm surges…
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DPWH eyes nature-based flood defenses along North Manila Bay
The DPWH plans to expand sediment-trapping structures along North Manila Bay as part of efforts to protect coastal towns from flooding and storm surges.
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Who’s in the deep freeze?
The Court of Appeals has frozen 116 financial accounts and virtual asset wallets linked to an unnamed prominent lawmaker amid an AMLC investigation into…
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Walking home dry
We have learned that lesson the hard way, too many times, that a denial is not proof.
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