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flood control projects
Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on flood control projects.
Another flood, another reckoning
In those six hours, I could have reached Baguio, with a stopover or two. Instead, I barely moved around San Juan.
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Waist-deep in water, drowning in promises
Pampanga flooding affects hundreds of barangays and nearly 876,000 people, fueling calls for flood control project reviews and long-term solutions as heavy…
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Floods, kickbacks, moro-moro
The blueprint for saving lives was available, but it was set aside so a mafia of contractors and their patrons in government could carve up the budget like a…
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Solon wants flood-control funds for classrooms
A lawmaker urged the government to redirect part of the proposed P107.4 billion flood control budget to classrooms, citing the Philippines’ 160,000-room…
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PBBM admits public spending lagging by 7 percent
The President on Friday acknowledged that corruption issues have affected economic growth after the government became cautious in releasing infrastructure…
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We failed better
At this rate, Bongbong does not actually have to defeat flooding. He only has to defeat last year’s flood. What an opponent. His own failure: ‘Ganito na talaga…
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Deflection drowns nation
The Philippines’ devastating floods have exposed alleged corruption in flood-control projects, while calls for accountability remain overshadowed by political…
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Restoration of flood control funding pressed
Coronacion cited the 8 June magnitude 7.8 earthquake off Sarangani, which damaged more than 1,000 public and private structures and caused an estimated P1.46…
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Steel industry sees rebound as infra spending resumes
‘Our encouragement is to fund and start these anomaly-free constructions so the country can move forward.’
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Tulfo panel told: P841-M stolen funds recovered
More than P841 million in allegedly stolen funds linked to controversial flood control projects has been recovered and returned to government coffers,…
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Rehab success sets standard for DPWH projects
DPWH says post-disaster rehabilitation projects will serve as the model for faster, durable, and cost-effective infrastructure next year.
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Erice: Singson feared ICI would be a ‘washing machine,’ lacked independence
Rep. Edgar Erice says former DPWH chief Babes Singson raised doubts about the ICI’s independence and effectiveness, citing lack of support and political risks.
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Seven suspects in flood control anomaly now in BJMP custody, more arrests expected
The Department of the Interior and Local Government reported on Monday that seven arrested suspects linked to the multi-million peso flood control anomaly are…
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Solon flags ‘ghost’ and substandard flood control works in Davao region
Rep. Terry Ridon urges the ICI to probe 18 flood control projects in Davao City and Davao Occidental flagged as incomplete, unconstructed, or poorly built.
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Delay in Senate Ethics response to complaint against Escudero draws criticism
Lawyer Marvin Aceron called out Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Senator JV Ejercito for not giving a formal response to his complaint regarding Senator Chiz…
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Ombudsman tags Eric Yap ‘person of interest’ in substandard La Union flood control projects
Ombudsman Boying Remulla named Benguet Rep. Eric Yap a person of interest in the La Union flood control scandal, tagging him as a “congtractor” allegedly tied…
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