Reopening Floodgate(s)
Now the floods and the elephantine question in the room — who should answer for the stolen flood control money — are again at the forefront.
· 2 MIN READ
Daily TribuneTopic
Now the floods and the elephantine question in the room — who should answer for the stolen flood control money — are again at the forefront.
· 2 MIN READ
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants his 2028 successor to continue his administration’s anti-corruption drive. But as Marcos seeks to make the fight against…
· 2 MIN READ
DBP seeks to convert a growing pool of deposits into additional financing for development projects, launching its ‘Save 2 Win’ campaign to attract fresh funds…
· 2 MIN READ
There is cautious optimism that infrastructure projects in H2 2026 and improving business sentiment could support a recovery. But with growth at 2.3 percent,…
· 2 MIN READ
NARVACAN, Ilocos Sur — Prolonged heavy rains, rising river levels and strong currents contributed to the collapse of a portion of the flood control structure…
· 2 MIN READ
The President on Friday acknowledged that corruption issues have affected economic growth after the government became cautious in releasing infrastructure…
· 2 MIN READ
Bare ‘unseen hand’ behind contractor, gov’t dared
· 3 MIN READ
The very projects intended to protect Filipinos from nature’s fury appear to have been turned by some into a feeding trough for plunderers, an opportunity to…
· 4 MIN READ
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will begin an P84-million rehabilitation of the heavily damaged Maysan Road this month, triggering a…
· 2 MIN READ
So you get fantastic at living with bad roads. You hit the pothole once, you blame government. Twice, you remember it. Third pothole, you blame yourself,…
· 3 MIN READ
Global technology and infrastructure firm iSON is preparing to expand its Philippine footprint with $300 million in planned investments, targeting…
· 1 MIN READ
The flood control scandal and the ongoing impeachment process amplified the economic slowdown in the second quarter, economist and former Bangko Sentral ng…
· 3 MIN READ
The questioned EDSA rehabilitation project, stretching from Orense Street in Makati City to Monumento in Caloocan City, has a separate contract worth more than…
· 3 MIN READ
BACOLOR, Pampanga — Stranded in flooded dormitories with classes suspended, freshmen at Pampanga State University expressed growing anger Tuesday over…
· 1 MIN READ
The push to make electric vehicles more practical in the Philippines is gaining ground as the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) and SM Prime Holdings…
· 2 MIN READ
Government must ensure that every peso allocated for flood control is accounted for, with real-time transparency and public access to project status.
· 3 MIN READ
A genuine fight against corruption, then, must be a whole-of-nation effort. It needs provincial offices with teeth, digital public bidding that closes the room…
· 2 MIN READ
Kickbacks are illegal; it is a fact, but who is to stop this practice when it has become almost institutional?
· 2 MIN READ