Dizon backs lawmakers’ plan to trim P268.3B flood control budget for 2026
The new leadership of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has welcomed proposals by lawmakers to cut the agency’s budget for flood control…
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The new leadership of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has welcomed proposals by lawmakers to cut the agency’s budget for flood control…
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A lawyers’ group on Friday said the highly controversial “ghost” and substandard flood protection projects are not just isolated incidents of mismanagement but…
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Senator Erwin Tulfo expressed concern over the limited reach of the Senate’s investigative powers amid growing public frustration regarding the…
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has placed 26 additional individuals under close monitoring in connection with alleged ghost flood control projects.
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Businessman and contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya will be attending the next Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on alleged irregularities in flood control…
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Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has called for a full-scale overhaul of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB), decrying its role in a deepening…
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — The Los Angeles Clippers circumvented National Basketball Association (NBA) salary cap rules by paying superstar Kawhi Leonard $28 million…
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TACLOBAN CITY — It’s a war of words in Albuera, Leyte.
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Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Thursday threw his support behind Black Eyed Peas member Apl.de.Ap’s coconut project, which seeks to boost coconut…
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Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso warned Thursday that flood control contractors who collectively owe the city P247 million in unpaid taxes will be…
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has placed individuals linked to alleged irregularities in government flood control projects under monitoring following the…
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Roque, who now oversees both the PCAB and CIAP, said they are awaiting instructions from Malacañang before naming Matienzo’s replacement.
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Members of the House of Representatives are willing to undergo a lifestyle check, as requested by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., amid the ongoing…
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District engineer Henry Alcantara, assistant district engineer Brice Ericson Hernandez, and construction section chief Jaypee Mendoza were dismissed.
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Tiangco, one of the sharpest critics of this year’s budget, backed Erice’s call to summon Co and presented what he described as evidence of budget manipulation.
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His assumption as head of DPWH is like a panacea to the waning confidence that this administration will be able to overcome the magnitude of corruption that…
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August 30 — flash floods! Quezon City was the hardest hit. PAGASA attributed it to severe thunderstorms that brought abnormally high rainfall across parts of…
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Amid the revived issue of the highly criticized 2025 budget and the anomalies surrounding the flood control projects, Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co has left the…
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